How to: Disconnect a user from a shared network resource.
Solution:
Open 'NetWatcher' in 'System Tools'. Select the computer where the shared resource is located. Select the 'By Connections' view, select the 'Administer' menu, and select 'Disconnect User' from the 'Administer' menu.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Programs' and select 'Accessories'.
Select 'Programs'
3) Select 'System Tools' menu and select 'NetWatcher'. (The 'Net Watcher' window appears.)
4) Select the computer to administer:
NOTE: A remote Windows 95 computer must have 'Remote Administration' enabled for you to administer that computer remotely from your Windows 95 computer.
a) Select the 'Administer' menu and select 'Select Server...'. (The 'Select Server' dialog box appears.)
b) Do one of the following to select the remote computer:
1] Type the name of the remote computer in the 'Name' box.
2] Search for the remote computer:
a] Click 'Browse...'. (The 'Browse for Computer' dialog box appears, listing the computers that are members of your workgroup.)
b] (Special Case) If the computer you want to administer is NOT a member of your workgroup:
1} Click the plus sign (+) next to 'Entire Network'. (The list of domains and workgroups on the entire network appears.)
NOTE: If the remote computer is located on another subnet or on the other side of a router, you cannot browse the 'Entire Network' to locate the remote computer.
2} Click the plus sign (+) next to the domain or workgroup containing the remote computer you want to administer. (A list of computers that are members of the domain or workgroup appears.)
3} Select the remote computer you want to administer.
c] Click 'OK'. (The 'Select Server' dialog box reappears, with the name of the selected computer listed.)
c) Click 'OK'. (The 'Net Watcher' window reappears.)
5) Select the 'View' menu and select 'By Connections' to show users connected to the server. (Users connected to the server appear in the left-hand pane. Folders and printers to which the users are connected and open files are listed on the right-hand pane of the Net Watcher window.)
6) In the right-hand pane of the Net Watcher window, select the user to be disconnected.
7) 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.
NOTE: Disconnecting users in this way does not prevent them from reconnecting to the network resource. To permanently prevent a user from accessing a network resource, either stop sharing the resource, or remove the user from the resource's access list (if using user-level security).
8) Click 'Yes' when prompted to disconnect.
