This note started as a way to clarify some of what we discussed last night. It grew! Now it needs a Contents section. Enjoy!
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"A network redirector provides mechanisms to locate, open, read, write, and delete files and submit print jobs. It also makes available applications services such as named pipes and mailslots." Win95 ResKit, p.994 'Redirector' is a general term. On Windows 95 the Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks (MCMN) and the Microsoft Client for Netware Networks (MCNN) both contain a redirector component.
The redirector component primarily is THE CLIENT. MCMN & MCNN are more like 'proper' names. Loosening up the definition of 'redirector' to mean "a component that provides similar file and print client services", we can include Novell NETX and VLM clients in the general category of 'redirectors'.
On Windows NT the redirector is a component of the 'Workstation Service'. On IBM/Microsoft PCLan the network software for the client and server came in one package. There were three distinct levels of services that you could install:
Requester (redirector or client only)
Messenger (redirector and some message forwarding svcs)
Server (redirector, msg, and server services).
So, 'Requester' became loosely associated with the term 'redirector', although the are not exactly synonymous.
If you understand only that the 'redirector' is the file and print service client component, then you understand it!
You won't be tested heavily on PerfMon, but it is not necessary that you load WinNT and use PerfMon heavily. You will however be questioned on the results of PerfMon. The problems will offer results such as:
CPU usage 49%
Page faults/sec 180
Page/sec 65
%Disk Time 100%
Disk Queue Len 6
Disk bytes/sec 267,777
....and ask, "What is the problem?" or "How can you improve performance?"
a) Faster CPU
b) Faster disk/controller
c) More memory
e) Faster network card
[BTW, this example system is Paging heavily, so the correct answer is to provide more memory, not a faster disk. WinNT on Intel uses 4k pages (* 65 pages/sec), indicating that most disk activity is the paging file. Another (unoffered) possibility would be e) Split the paging file across multiple disks/controllers.]
You need to know that WinNT server can install:
Gateway Service Netware (GSNW)
Provide access for non-Netware clients to Netware servers
File & Print Service for Netware (FPSN)
Provides access to NT resources to
Netware clients
Windows 95
Server
Client Services for Microsoft Networks or NETX or VLM
Client Services for Novell Networks
Server
File & Print Service for Novell Networks
File & Print Service for Microsoft Networks
If a Windows NT server is running NWLink, then Win95 clients running Netware software with NetBIOS CAN access NetBIOS APPLICATION services on the Windows NT server, even thought they cannot access the file and print services unless they are also running a compatible CLIENT-SERVER service pair.
Microsoft's Windows NT Page
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/
Microsoft's Domain Planning Guide http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/domain.exe (also available on their FTP site)
FTP
ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-docs/Planning/DOMPLAN.EXE
If you don't have Word they also have the free Word viewer on the FTP site: /softlib/mslfiles/wordvu.exe
Great Tutorial and FUN NETWORK game, pictures, reference http://fcit.coedu.usf.edu/network/
Drier but GOOD pictures & info http://www.cit.ac.nz/smac/nm210/networks.htm
http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Operating_Systems/Microsoft_Windows/Windows_95/FAQs/ or /Indices/
BlackBox Glossary http://www.blackbox.com/bb/refer.html/tigd28e
http://www.blackbox.com/bb/refer/glossary.html/tigd28e
UMich Faqs & Index http://www.spp.umich.edu/telecom/telecom-info.html
http://www.spp.umich.edu/telecom/technical-info.html
U ILLINOIS Network Administrator's Survival Handbook
http://tampico.cso.uiuc.edu/nas/nash/nash.html
3Com- Understanding IP Addressing: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know: http://www.3com.com/nsc/501302.html
Network Computing Magazine - NetDesign Tutorial
http://techweb.cmp.com/nc/netdesign/series.htm
http://techweb.cmp.com/nc/netdesign/ (index of all their files)
ftp://ftp.syr.edu/information/faqs/big-lan.faq
+Note: this is an old version of the document: I have since split it into four documents: (big-lan means LARGE ENTERPRISE/UNIVERSITY LANS)
+ big-lan-info http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/comfaqs/big-lan-info.html
+ lan-faq-list http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/comfaqs/lan-faq-list.html
+ lan-glossary http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/comfaqs/lan-glossary.html
+ big-lan-faq http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/comfaqs/big-lan-faq.html
+ See also: (best) http://web.syr.edu/~jmwobus/lans/
RFC1983 (One source: http://www.internic.net/rfc/rfc1983.txt)
http://www.interforce.com/technology/glossary.html
http://www.ora.com/reference/dictionary/
ftp://steph.admin.umass.edu/pub/faqs/ethernet.faq
http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/
http://wwwhost.ots.utexas.edu/ethernet/enet-faqs/comp.dcom.cabling-faq
Yahoo Networking
http://www.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Communications_and_Networking/
95 Networking FAQ http://www.kingsoft.com/qaid/win40001.htm
http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~llurch/win95netbugs/faq.html
UnAuthorized Win95 ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/examples/windows/win95.update/
Win95 @ MSFT
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/qa/qa.htm
FAQ http://www.iea.com/~daler/nt/faq/toc.html
NT Internet FAQ
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/comp/os/ms-windows/Windows_NT_Internet_FAQ_Part_1_2
ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-hierarchy/comp/os/ms-windows/Windows_NT_Internet_FAQ_Part_2_2
or
http://www.mcs.com/~thomas/www/ntfaq/
http://www.luc.edu/~tbaltru/faq/
FTP/TCP/IP
Here is the information on the one day classes we are doing next week.
Microsoft Windows 95 Nov. 18
Networking Essentials Nov. 19
Microsoft TCP/IP Nov. 23 (Saturday)
Each class $600 (includes cost of exam and retakes up to the cost of the class.)
All classes: Registration 8:00 and will start PROMPTLY at 8:30 am.
Location CTLA, 8668 Spicewood Springs, Suite 200, Austin (in the Guaranty Bank Bldg. corner of Spicewood and US Hwy 183.)
512 388 7339
800 MCSE PRO
Enjoy,
Herb Martin, MCSE, MCSD, MCT
Creative Director
Accelerated Training for Advancing Professionals
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PS> The first Network shortcut has a very nice introductory tutorial AND GAME that reinforces the concepts that you are learning. I will recommend it to all of our students and to each of you.)