Topic: Help with server + Win98 setup

[Allan]

Currently have a classroom with a Peer-to-Peer Win98 setup, but are definitely in need of a file server. I've installed SME 5.1.2 at home, and I have 3 Win98 boxes setup.

What I want to achieve is that all users home drives + exercise folders are mapped at log on, + roaming profiles are required due to the class being used for night school (the last thing they want is cheesy colors/themes, etc). Also want to have internal e-mail so students can learn a bit about it.

I would really appreciate some easy to follow steps of what I need to do. Like the Win98 settings for roaming profiles (I've turned it on in the server, but they aren't roaming), and also any settings server side. My netlogon.bat doesn't appear to be executing for the drive mapping.

Also, do I set up 98 to "Log on to WIN NT domain"? - when I tried this it couldn't find the server. Logging on without that set is fine - the 98 boxes are part of a workgroup. I think that's where I'm getting muddled up.

Current setup:

Operation Mode:      - server only - dedicated
Primary domain name:   - suite2.com
System name:      - suite2


No additional local networks

Windows Workgroup   suite2wg
Server Name      suite2
WG & Domain Controller   Yes
Roaming Profiles   Yes
LDAP dir. access   Private
E-Mail retrieval   Std
POP & IMAP      Private
Ibays         exercises / Write = Admin, Read = Group


Any tips very much appreciated

[chris meredith]

You will need to log on to the domain to get roaming profiles to work and to run login scripts.  

Your problem with the clients not finding the server may be due to the Win98 machines not being able to find the server by Netbios name.  I don't think 98 can login by a DNS name, so its just going to try to find a WINS server entry, or broadcast a name request.  Make sure you have the SME server configured to respond to a Netbios name and that it is the master browser.  I think Samba can also act as a WINS server, so you may enable that and add the WINS entry to your DHCP scope.

To see if its a Netbios problem you may try putting an entry for the server in your lmhost file on one of the clients and see if it is able to log in.  I really haven't done much work with a Samba server as a Domain Controller, but that's where I would start if it was a standard NT Domain controller.

[John Crisp]

You do need to Log on to NT domain I believe.

The domain name is the same as the workgroup name, NOT the server name. So your domain should be suite2wg

To check, goto a command prompt, use 'mc' and look at /etc/smb.conf - all the Samba settings are there for you to see.

Once you logon to the domain, it will automatically run netlogon.bat.

HTH

John

[Allan]

Thanks for the tips I have made a breakthrough - the home drive is mapped from the Netlogon.bat and the roaming profiles are roaming, but I get the following error when trying to map:

net use g: \suite2\home\e-smith\files\ibays\exercises

Error 50: You attempted an operation that cannot be performed from your
computer or that is not supported on the specified server. Make sure you are
using the correct server for the command or task that you want to perform. If
the problem persists, contact your network administrator.

[Steven Thomson]

have you tried the shortcut instead of complete dir path ie.
\suite2\~exercises
Don't know if this is helpful...just an idea.

[Bill Talcott]

Allan wrote:
>
> Thanks for the tips I have made a breakthrough - the home
> drive is mapped from the Netlogon.bat and the roaming
> profiles are roaming, but I get the following error when
> trying to map:
>
> net use g: \suite2\home\e-smith\files\ibays\exercises
>
> Error 50: You attempted an operation that cannot be performed
> from your
> computer or that is not supported on the specified server.
> Make sure you are
> using the correct server for the command or task that you
> want to perform. If
> the problem persists, contact your network administrator.

Win9x only supports mapping a "\server\share" entry, not subdirectories under them.

[Allan]

Yes!!!

net use g: \suite2\excercises works