Thanks for all of the valuable info Malke.
It is much appreciated.
Regards
Laphan
Laphan said:
Hi All
Somebody told me that a mapped drive is a more reliable option for a
network share than standard shared folders - is this true?
What are the pros and cons of mapped drives against standard shares?
When you map a drive to a network share, the workstation thinks the
shared resource is local. Some applications require you to map a drive.
When a workstation with a mapped drive is started, it needs to find the
mapped share which can cause delays. If the share is one that is going
to change, don't map a drive.
If the network is fast, it shouldn't make a difference if you map a
drive or just create a shortcut to the share.
In reference to my answer to your other question regarding school
servers, we don't bother mapping a drive to the Linux server on the
kids' laptops. We just make a shortcut to it. That way when they turn
on the laptops at home, there isn't any delay while the system looks
for a non-existent network resource.
Malke
