Microsoft KB Archive/143175

= Server Administration, File and Print Services Over the Internet =

Article ID: 143175

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition

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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.



How 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.</ul>

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:

<pre class="fixed_text">  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:

<pre class="fixed_text">  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.

Keywords: kbnetwork KB143175

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