How To Check The Proxy Configuration - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

How to Check the Proxy Configuration

2
If you want the router to ignore Get Nearest Server requests, set Get
Nearest Server Requests to Ignore .
3
Select Override Nearest Server , then select Enabled .
This parameter enables the router to respond to a workstation's Get
Nearest Server requests with the proxied server name instead of its own
name.
4
Select Nearest Server , then enter the name of a reliable server (one that
is operating most of the time).
5
Press Esc and save your changes.
6
Press Esc to return to the Internetworking Configuration menu.
7
If you want these changes to take effect immediately, select Reinitialize
System .
If you want to configure other parameters, do so now, then reinitialize the
system when you are finished.
To make sure the router is proxying for the correct file server, complete the
following steps:
1
At the router console prompt, enter
TRACK ON
2
Display the SAP Tracking screen.
3
Restart one of the NetWare workstations on the network.
4
Watch the SAP Tracking screen for the workstation's Get Nearest Server
request and for the router's reply with the correct server name.
If you supplied the wrong name or the name of a server that the router
cannot reach, the SAP Tracking screen displays the following message:
No response to GNS sent - no route to configured server
<server_name>
5
Return to the router console, then enter
TRACK OFF
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