What are the SAMBA Server names to connect to existing ITCS Resources?
A. The SAMBA Server names you can use to connect to existing ITCS resources are \\SAMBAW2K1, \\SAMBAW2K2, \\SAMBAW2K3 and \\SAMBAW2K4. At present \\SAMBAW2K1 and \\SAMBAW2K2 are mapped to computers with odd and even IP addresses respectively in an attempt to load balance the Samba servers. During login the environment variable LOGONSAMBA is set to the required Samba server. ITCS scripts use this variable to make a connection for the U: drive and subsequently My Documents. As these servers are in the UEA Domain authentication is perform automatically. \\SAMBAW2K3 and \\SAMBAW2K4 are reserved for future use, but can be used to map to ITCS services where another users credentials are required. Please note that XP computers the Windows 2000 infrastructure (Active Directory) should not access ITCS Services via the NT Samba servers \\SAMBASTAFF1, \\SAMBASTAFF2, \\SAMBASTUDENT1 or \\SAMBASTUDENT2. Neither should they refer directly to the computer names \\CPCA7 or \\CPCA5.
