Previously, you may have logged into the Netware server to store, share, and print documents.  These same services will be available to you on the new Windows NT server, called ES1.  From the user perspective, you will simply attach to the new server.

           

From the server administration perspective, migration from a Novell Netware server to a Microsoft Windows NT server involves more than just moving your files to a different server.  Microsoft server environments are different then Novell server environments.  One difference is that NT servers live in “domains.”  A domain is a group of computers that share resources through a single account database.  The ES1 server is in the domain called ESERVICES.  Moving to this domain allows ITC to add new services easily and to assist the user community more effectively.

 

Some configuration changes will need to be made to your workstation so that you can access the ES1 server.  These changes may include adding protocols, adding client services, and changing current settings, such as domain and workstation names.  The information in this document will help you make the necessary configuration changes.

 

This document is intended for those setting up new hardware, as well as those who are changing the configuration on their existing hardware.  Those who have new hardware will likely be entering the information for the first time rather than replacing what exists in their system configuration already.    If you require additional assistance, feel free to e-mail: itc-microsystems@virginia.edu.

 

NOTE:  Always assume that ‘click’ means a click of the left mouse button unless otherwise specified. 

 

Special Note:  For users with persistent drive mappings

 

Before performing the following steps, users with unique mappings should right click My Computer and then select Disconnect Network Drive.  Do not actually disconnect any mappings; you are only doing this because the list of drive mappings is easily viewable from here.  Read and write down your present drive mappings

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ALL USERS

 

Your ESERVICES accounts start with a default password.  You will be required to change this on your first successful login to the ESERVICES domain.  If you have lost the default password information given to you, please contact  itc-microsystems@virginia.edu for this information.

 

 

Windows 95/98

 

Please perform the following steps in order.

 

Instructions for removing, if any, Novell Netware drive mappings

Add primary WINS server

 

• Click Start, then Settings, then Control Panel
• Double click Network
• Scroll down in the list of protocols and adapters until you find TCP/IP bound to your network card.  This will appear as TCP/IP -> [Your network adapter]
• Double click this name in the list and then click the tab WINS Configuration
• Click the little circle next to ‘enable WINS Resolution’ if it is not filled in already
• In the field marked WINS Server Search order, add the following IP address:  128.143.3.199 and 128.143.22.189.  Click OK when finished adding these numbers.
• If these numbers are already listed, you do not need to perform the previous step.  Close the window you are in and return to the network control panel. 
• Reboot your computer

 

Check for removal of network mappings

 

• Double click My Computer and you should notice that your Novell-specific mappings (i.e. the many drives that were mapped to SYS) are no longer present

 

Change your domain login

 

• Click Start to open the Start Menu
• Click Settings, then click Control Panel
• Double click Network
• Click the Identification tab
• In the Workgroup text box, enter ESERVICES
• Click the Configuration tab
• Change your primary network logon to Client for Microsoft Networks if it is not already.  It is likely that you are logging in using the Client for Netware Networks presently
• Click the Client for Microsoft Networks icon near the top of the screen
• Click Properties
• Check the box marked ‘Log on to Windows NT Domain’
• In the text box marked ‘Windows NT Domain’, click inside it and type ESERVICES.  If you are currently logging in and attaching to Netware servers, then this box should be empty.  If there is text in the box, remove it and enter ESERVICES.  This will configure your computer to log in and attach to the new domain
• Click OK
• Reboot your computer and log back in to the system

 

Change existing printers

 

Double click My Computer and then double click Printers.  If any network printers are installed already, you will need to modify their location for use in the new domain.  For every printer icon in the Printers window, you must take the following steps:

 

• Right click the icon of the printer you are modifying
• Click Properties
• Click the Details tab
• In the text box marked “Print to the following port” you should see something that looks like \\<NetWare_Server_Name>\<Printer_Name>, which is the network location of the printer share.  To print on network printers in the new domain, you must locate your printer on the“ES1” server (e.g. \\ES1\biochem-lj5m)
• Click OK

 

Adding a new printer

 

            If you did not have a printer installed in the old domain and would like to add a new one, then do the following:

 

• Double click Network Neighborhood
• Double click the server ES1
• View the list of printers and select one that is close to your location.  The naming convention is often composed of printer location and brand name.  For example, CADSHP4SI is located in Carruthers ADS and is a Hewlett Packard LaserJet 4si.
• Double click the printer you want to print to, and answer Yes to the text box that appears.
• Answer No to the next question (Do you want to be able to print from MS-DOS programs?) and click Next
• Click Next when Windows asks for the printer name
• Answer No when being asked to print a test page and click Finish
• At this point Windows 95/98 may or may not want the CD to install some drivers.  If Windows does not ask, then your printer will be set up for you using files on your hard drive.  If Windows asks for the CD, simply place it in the CD-ROM and click OK.  If you do not have your Windows CD handy, enter \\ES1\WIN95 or \\ES1\WIN98 (depending on which version you use) into the text box and click OK.
• Your printer should now be configured.

 

Verify and restore default drive mappings

 

You should have the default HOME share already mapped by default on letter H by your login script,

 

Shared directories

 

            If you are presently sharing any directories on your workstation, these directories will remained shared under the new domain.  You are not required to change anything.

 

Browsing the new domain

 

Double click on Network Neighborhood to see all the machines in the new domain.  Click Entire Network to browse at a level higher than your current one.