How to: Use NetWatcher to administer network remotely.
Solution:
Open 'NetWatcher' in 'System Tools' and determine the type of view and action to be performed.
NOTE: 'Remote Administration' must be enabled on the computer you are administering remotely, and you must have access rights to administer the remote computer.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Programs'. (The 'Programs' menu appears.)
3) Select 'Accessories'. (The 'Accessories' menu appears.)
4) Select 'System Tools' and select 'NetWatcher'. (The 'Net Watcher' dialog box appears, showing the connections to your computer.)
5) (Special Case) If you want to administer another computer on your network:
NOTE: 'Remote Administration' must be enabled on the remote Windows 95 computer for you to administer that computer from another Windows 95 computer on the network.
a) Select the computer you want to administer.
b) Select the 'Administer' menu and select 'Select Server...'. (The 'Select Server' dialog box appears.)
c) Type the name of the computer you want to administer in the 'Name' box, or click 'Browse...' to browse for the remote computer.
6) Do one of the following:
a) Select the 'View' menu and select 'By Connections', to show users who are connected to the server. (Users who are connected to the server appear in the left-hand pane of the window. Folders and printers to which the users are connected, and any open files, are listed on the right-hand pane of the window.)
b) Select the 'View' menu and select 'By Shared Folders', to view folders that are shared on the server.
c) Select the 'View' menu and select 'By Open Files', to view open files, the share name of the server containing the file, the computer that is currently accessing the file, and whether the file is open for read-only or for reading and writing.
7) To disconnect a user from access to shared resources:
a) Select the 'View' menu and select 'By Connections'. (Connected users appear in the left-hand pane of the 'Net Watcher' window.)
b) Select the user that is to be disconnected.
c) Select the 'Administer' menu and select 'Disconnect User'. (The 'Net Watcher' dialog box appears, prompting you to confirm disconnecting the user.)
CAUTION: Disconnecting a user may cause the user to lose data.
d) Click 'Yes' to disconnect the user.
8) To add a shared resource or folder:
a) Select the 'View' menu and select 'By Shared Folders'.
b) Select the 'Administer' menu and select 'Add Shared Folder...'. (The 'Enter Path' dialog box appears.)
c) Type the path for the shared folder, or click 'Browse...' to browse for the location of the new shared folder.
d) Click 'OK'. (The 'Folder' dialog box containing sharing options appears.)
e) Select the 'Shared As' radio button.
'Sharing' tab page
f) Type a name for the shared folder in the 'Share Name' box, or accept the default.
g) (Optional) Add any comments to other users in the 'Comments' box.
h) Configure sharing of the folder based on either share-level or user-level access:
1] If the computer is configured for share-level access:
NOTE: Share-level access permits access to the shared folder by specifying a password to access the shared resource.
a] In the 'Type of Access' group, select a radio button representing the type of access users have to the shared resource.
NOTE: Read-Only permits users to be able to open the files in the shared folder, but prevents them from modifying the files. Full access permits the user to change the contents of the files in the shared folder. You can specify separate passwords for 'Read-Only' and 'Full' access if you want some users to be able to change files and others to only be able to read them.
b] Do one or both of the following in the 'Passwords' group, depending on which radio button you selected in step 8)h)1]a]:
NOTE: If either the 'Read-Only' or the 'Full' radio button was selected in step 8)h)1]a], then the other box appears dimmed. If the 'Depends on Password' radio button was selected, then you can type a password in both boxes. Use different passwords for the two.
1} Type a password in the 'Read-Only Password' box.
2} Type a password in the 'Full Access Password' box.
2] If the computer is configured for user-level access:
NOTE: User-level access permits you to add users from a workgroup or domain to the list of users who can access the shared folder, and to specify the access rights of each user. The logon to the domain or workgroup is used to authenticate the user instead of a password to the share.
a] Click 'Add...'. (The 'Add Users' dialog box appears.)
User list
NOTE: The domain or workgroup of the user list is specified on the 'Access Control' tabbed page of the 'Network' dialog box, in 'Control Panel'.
b] Select the user and the type of access:
1} To grant a user read-only access to the shared resource, select the user, and click 'Read-Only'.
2} To grant a user full access to the shared resource, select the user, and click 'Full Access'.
3} To customize the type of user access to the share:
a} Select the user, and click 'Custom'.
Custom access
b} Select the check box(es) of the access right(s) you want to grant that user.
c} Click 'OK'. (The 'Change Access Rights' dialog box closes.)
