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| 39176 | 2002-03-14 10:41:00 | Hi I want to map a drive on my pc at home (single pc, win98) so that I can replicate the situation I have at work. In explorer I've tried 'map network drive' and entered \\s_lsmith\remote as the path with an unused drive letter, (machine name + folder off c: drive) but it won't work. The error it's giving now is 'Not logged on' but I'm on line now. Earlier it was indicating that my network wasn't configured. There isn't any network. How can I do this ? tia Steve |
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| 39177 | 2002-03-16 08:42:00 | Hi Steve, In order to map a network drive, you need to be on a network. I don't think there is any other way around it...Sorry. Kerry |
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| 39178 | 2002-03-17 04:08:00 | No, you should be able to do it -- network software is general enough. Just install the network software. Add/Remove programmes should do that. You might have to use 'localhost' as the host name for the drive assignment, rather than the name you give the computer. |
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| 39179 | 2002-03-17 11:37:00 | Thanks guys. I've just tried Localhost and it didn't work. I was sure it can be done & I've just been reviewing the DOS commands, and there's a SUBST command, which appears to do the job. SUBST R: C:\REMOTE gives me an R: drive. I don't really think it's the same thing, they call it a Virtual drive, but it will do. However I had thought that since Windows Explorer is just a GUI for DOS commands, that it would be possible from Windows Explorer. Maybe not. Thanks again. |
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| 39180 | 2002-03-18 04:44:00 | You should be able to 'ping localhost', or 'ping 127.0.0.1'. If that doesn't work you haven't got a 'network'. SUBST was intended to let you use programmes with disk identifiers coded in. I'm interested to see that it allows you to give a directory --- they must have expanded it. It used to work on a whole disk, just gave it an alternate ID. If SUBST works for what you want, don't waste time doing it the 'right' way. |
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