Server Administration, File and Print Services Over the Internet (143175)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q143175 SUMMARY
You can administer domains and Windows NT Servers across the Internet for
companies or for users that are away from the main domain or server. You
can even use Windows 95 to administer the Windows NT Domain/Server if you
have the Windows 95 Windows NT Admin Tools (Nexus) installed.
You can use the Internet as a WAN and allow users at remote locations to
access both file and printer services as if they were on the local area
network. To do this you must modify the LMHOSTS file on the client
computer.
MORE INFORMATIONHow to Administer a Windows NT Server Across the Internet
The client (and server) computer must have TCP/IP loaded. If you do not
have a file named LMHOSTS in your \%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc (for
Windows NT) or \%winroot$\ (for Windows 95), perform the following step:
- On a Windows NT client, rename the LMHOSTS.SAM file in the
\%systemroot%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC directory to LMHOSTS.
- On a Windows 95 computer, rename the LMHOSTS.SAM file in the %winroot%
directory to LMHOSTS.
Make sure the LMHOSTS capability is enabled in the Advanced portion of the
TCP/IP setup of the Network Control Panel. Next, add IP addresses and
computer names to the LMHOSTS file. For example, if there is a server
called FILESRV1 with an IP address of 158.140.10.1, you would add the
following line:
158.140.10.1 FILESRV1 #PRE
At the MS-DOS prompt, type NBTSTAT -R to load the new entry into cache.
Type 'NBTSTAT -C' to verify that the entry has been read into the NetBIOS
name cache.
You should now be able to use the Admin Tools such as User Manager, Server
Manager, and Performance Monitor to manage the computer, FILESRV1.
NOTE: You need permissions to manage the server.
How to Access File and Print Services Across the Internet
The client (and server) computer must have TCP/IP loaded. If you do not
have a file named LMHOSTS in your \%systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc (for
Windows NT) or \%winroot$\ (for Windows 95), perform the following step:
- On a Windows NT client, rename the LMHOSTS.SAM file in the
\%systemroot%\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC directory to LMHOSTS.
- On a Windows 95 computer, rename the LMHOSTS.SAM file in the %winroot%
directory to LMHOSTS.
Make sure the LMHOSTS capability is enabled in the Advanced portion of the
TCP/IP setup of the Network Control Panel. Next, add IP addresses and
computer names to the LMHOSTS file. For example, if there is a server
called FILESRV1 with an IP address of 158.140.10.1, you would add the
following line:
158.140.10.1 FILESRV1 #PRE
At the MS-DOS prompt type NBTSTAT -R to load the new entry into cache.
Type 'NBTSTAT -C' to verify that the entry has been read into the NetBIOS
name cache.
You should now be able to view the server with the following:
net view \\FILESRV1
You should see all file and printer shares.
NOTE: You must make sure that security is setup properly otherwise
everyone on the Internet will now have access to all file and print
services.
NOTE: For NT 3.5x only, Performance Monitor does not require permissions to
run against a server.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 5/7/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbnetwork KB143175 |
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