SLP DA

[glio]

Under what circumstance should I set up a SLP DA on the network?

Currently, I'm running a NW65 system without SLP DA. The Novell Client takes a very long time before it can discover the Tree-names of the trees on the network.. and sometimes, no tree-name appears at all. When IP is entered directly at the Tree name textbox... all info required for login appears right away (I use contextless login).

I'm using Novell Client 4.83 and 4.90 sp2 on the network. Both client experience the same problem.

Should I set up a SLP DA in such a case? I'm thinking to set up the DHCP to distribute DA info to the workstations... but I'm not sure if I'm on the right track. ... the thing is, I don't even know how to set up a SLP DA to run on the server. I tried load SLPDA.NLM on the server and the server returns "module initialization error".... I think that's because I don't even have a configuration for the SLPDA module.

Please help...

Jimmy

 

[marvhuffaker]

My opinion is that all IP only networks should have an SLP DA. Some people might disagree with me on this.

Push out the scope and DA's IP address in your DHCP. As far as your last question, you need to create a scope and an NDS object for your DA. It's not very complex and you can get more details from the documentation. After you've got the NDS objects created, SLPDA will load correctly.

Marvin Huffaker MCNE, CNE
Marvin Huffaker Consulting

http://www.redjuju.com

 

[terry712]

i agree

slpda should always be setup. you question alone proves this .

on a side note - when you set up the DA - you will most likely get a bit that says you arent using the right snapin's - just ignore it - it is fine