JDBC ODBC System vs User DSN

Question

Hi... I've got an Acees db setup as a User DSN source. When I acees this source off of this machine with a java executable ( one with a main method), no problems. When I put the exact same connection code into a JSP page, I get the following error...
SQLException : [Microsoft][ODBC Driver Manager] Data source name not found and no default driver specified
Is this error because I'm accessing the JSP through a server which resides on another machine and so doesn't see the User DSN source? If so, how do I create a System DSN? I'm on a university intranet here and they don't allow us to do anything (or maybe I'm just bad :D) On the university's intranet page it does say the following...
"DATABASE support (System DSN called 0014157, access 2000 database in database folder)"
But eh, like, er, how do I write the connection line then? Do I just stick my database into the database folder and er, like, then, er, what... ?
All and any help appreciated... merry christmas.
import java.sql.*;
public class Test {
     public static void main (final String [] args) {
          try {
               Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
               Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection ("jdbc:odbc:217cw");
               Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
               ResultSet res = stmt.executeQuery ("SELECT ImageUrl FROM Weapons");
               while (res.next ()) {
                    System.out.println (res.getString ("ImageUrl"));
          catch (final SQLException sqe) {
               System.out.println (sqe.getMessage ());
          catch (final ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
               System.out.println (cnfe.getMessage ());
}

Answer 1

Commonly system DSNs are recommended rather than user DSNs.
How to make them:
my control panel for ODBC has a tab folder "user DSN" and another one "system DSN". Each shows a list of existing DSNs of that type and offers a button to create a new one of that type.