Re: Loggin to a 5.1 server with windows 7

Anders Gustafsson

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Feb 14, 2010, 3:37:43 AM2/14/10

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Cheintze,
> I have a 5.1 server that has been running for some time using IPX to log
> in. I recently upgraded one of the clients to windows 7 however I am
> having trouble getting it to log in. In the client property's I do not
> see IPX or SPX. What do I have to change on the server to get the
> client to log in. I retired some time ago from active IT work and have
> probably missed what changes have to be done with new Technology >

You need to configure TCPIP on the server:
http://www.novell.com/documentation/nw51/

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Peter Kuo

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Feb 15, 2010, 11:11:29 PM2/15/10

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cheintze wrote:

> BUTI STILL CANNOT
> GET THE WINDOWS7 CLIENT TO REACH THE SERVER.

Did you put the server's IP address for the Tree Name field or did you put
in the actual tree name?

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Peter Kuo

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Feb 15, 2010, 11:11:29 PM2/15/10

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cheintze wrote:

> 192.168.1.03

You should take out that "zero" in the 03 -- sometimes that causes issues.

Anders Gustafsson

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Feb 16, 2010, 2:06:26 AM2/16/10

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Cheintze,
> I CAN PING THE SERVER FROM THE WINDOWS WORKSTATION BUTI STILL CANNOT
>
I think that there seems to be something wrong with your PC. The
Caps-key is stuck ;)

Do what Peter suggests, ie leave the tree name blank and enter the
actual server IP in the server field when logging in.

Peter Kuo

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Feb 16, 2010, 9:30:31 PM2/16/10

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I'd leave the Server name field blank and put the IP address in the Tree
Name field instead.

Anders Gustafsson

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Feb 17, 2010, 9:12:49 AM2/17/10

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Cheintze,
> I put the actual tree name "Lorton" in the tree field and
> "192.168.1.103" in the server field.
>
But that will not work. Either leave the tree field blank or put in an
IP address

Anders Gustafsson

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Feb 17, 2010, 9:12:50 AM2/17/10

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Cheintze,
> And I inserted the tree name in the tree field and the IP address in
> the server field but it still did not work...
>
No, that will not work. The tree field needs to be blank or to have a
valid IP address

Anders Gustafsson

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Feb 17, 2010, 10:49:07 AM2/17/10

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Cheintze,
> I have tried it a number of ways. IP in tree and server, IP in server
> with tree blank, IP in tree wit server blank, Name in tree and IP in
> server and Tree name and server name in fields and still no login.
>
> I don't know what else to do. When I ping the server I get a response
> in less that 1 millisecond.
>
> This afternoon I will bypass the router and connect directly to the
> server and see what happens.
>
Ah.. This is the first mention of a router :) Just because you can ping,
does not mean that other things will work. Ping is an entirely different
protocol (ICMP) than UDP/TCP.

Try connecting directly to the server, no router in between. Disable all
personal firewalls on the PC. Enter the server IP in the server and tree
fields.

Anders Gustafsson

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Feb 22, 2010, 1:37:17 AM2/22/10

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Cheintze,
> I have tried connecting to the server directly with a pin to pin cable
> with no avail, then I inserted a crossover in the connection and still
> no go. I am somewhat limited as I had a monitor fail and I had to use
> the monitor that was on the server until I get a new monitor for that
> workstation.
>
And server and workstation have been given IP addresses on the same
subnet?