Server Alias

Hi,
Does anyone know of a way to alias a server such that the alias gets
announced to the lan browser? UNC works just fine but nearly all my users
browse rather than type. I'm trying to abstract certain folders so that when
I need to change its server location the users won't see it. For example, I
have a folder where I keep installation files, \\Server01\install, but I
want to move it to Server02 without users having to know this. I can setup a
DNS alias Install that points to the correct server but that only works if
the user uses the UNC path. The alias doesn't show up in the network browser
window.
Any thoughts?

db

Have you considered using DFS?
Distributed File System

It works great. For example, you can have your F: drive mapped as
"F:\Instal"l and point it to \\Server01\Install. Then the next day
you can change the path to \\Server02\Install\new\ and it still appear
to the user as "F:\Install".




On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:34:27 -0500, "Dav Banks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hi,
> Does anyone know of a way to alias a server such that the alias gets
>announced to the lan browser? UNC works just fine but nearly all my users
>browse rather than type. I'm trying to abstract certain folders so that when
>I need to change its server location the users won't see it. For example, I
>have a folder where I keep installation files, \\Server01\install, but I
>want to move it to Server02 without users having to know this. I can setup a
>DNS alias Install that points to the correct server but that only works if
>the user uses the UNC path. The alias doesn't show up in the network browser
>window.
> Any thoughts?
>
>db
>

I hadn't! I'll take a look. Thanks!

db

"Matt Scoff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Have you considered using DFS?
> Distributed File System
>
> It works great. For example, you can have your F: drive mapped as
> "F:\Instal"l and point it to \\Server01\Install. Then the next day
> you can change the path to \\Server02\Install\new\ and it still appear
> to the user as "F:\Install".
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:34:27 -0500, "Dav Banks" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>> Does anyone know of a way to alias a server such that the alias gets
>>announced to the lan browser? UNC works just fine but nearly all my users
>>browse rather than type. I'm trying to abstract certain folders so that
>>when
>>I need to change its server location the users won't see it. For example,
>>I
>>have a folder where I keep installation files, \\Server01\install, but I
>>want to move it to Server02 without users having to know this. I can setup
>>a
>>DNS alias Install that points to the correct server but that only works if
>>the user uses the UNC path. The alias doesn't show up in the network
>>browser
>>window.
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>>db
>>
>