IBM i NetServer User Datagram Protocol broadcasts

A system that is placed in the same workgroup (domain) and the same subnet (network segment) as the PC client uses IBM® i NetServer User Datagram Protocol (UDP) broadcasts.

In many TCP/IP networks, various routers in the network filter out UDP broadcast frames. A client on one side of a router cannot find IBM i NetServer because the UDP broadcast cannot cross the router.

When setting up smaller networks to filter UDP broadcasts, you should consider using other mechanisms for locating the system.

Note: If you place all of your IBM i NetServer and PC clients in the same workgroup and the same subnet, then IBM i NetServer appears in My Network Places of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista without any additional configuration.