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Jim Lewandowski
This is my first real exposure troubleshooting anything related to mapping of network
drives and/or folders so PLEASE be complete in your answer.
Small business
"A" Win 2000 PC (desktop)
"B" Win 2000 PC (desktop)
"C" Win XP Pro PC (laptop)
Why can't you map a WHOLE server rather than having to map only the FOLDERS. For example,
on PC "A", when in Windows Explorer, if you double-click on a network drive/resource, in
the "title/address" bar, it will say something like \\server\folderA. I can overtype and
delete the "folderA" part and I WILL then get a list of ALL the folders under \\server.
Is there anyway to map the whole shebang?
From "C" (XP Pro) laptop, whenever we try to map any network resource (like trying to map
the "A" desktop PC), a user/password window pops up that no matter what user/pw we enter,
it just poops right back up.
Example:
userid: joe.lastname
password: joepassword
When popup window comes BACK, it will have:
userid: joelaptop.joe.lastname (joelaptop has been appended to the front)
password: *******
When one is entering a password here, is it the userid/password for the LAPTOP ("C") or is
it for the DESTINATION of what we're trying to map FROM laptop ("C")?
I've seen references to doing some net use command but, as usual, incomplete information
explaining EXACTLY WHAT are we accomplishing with said command. Is there some "caching"
problem here that the net use is used to rectify?
What are the rules for user/password with respect to who can talk to what network PCs,
etc? Naming conventions.
Are there options that allow one PC to "see" another PC as a "network place"? IOW, a
sharing specification from one PC that by default doesn't allow ALL PCs to see his data?
JL
drives and/or folders so PLEASE be complete in your answer.
Small business
"A" Win 2000 PC (desktop)
"B" Win 2000 PC (desktop)
"C" Win XP Pro PC (laptop)
Why can't you map a WHOLE server rather than having to map only the FOLDERS. For example,
on PC "A", when in Windows Explorer, if you double-click on a network drive/resource, in
the "title/address" bar, it will say something like \\server\folderA. I can overtype and
delete the "folderA" part and I WILL then get a list of ALL the folders under \\server.
Is there anyway to map the whole shebang?
From "C" (XP Pro) laptop, whenever we try to map any network resource (like trying to map
the "A" desktop PC), a user/password window pops up that no matter what user/pw we enter,
it just poops right back up.
Example:
userid: joe.lastname
password: joepassword
When popup window comes BACK, it will have:
userid: joelaptop.joe.lastname (joelaptop has been appended to the front)
password: *******
When one is entering a password here, is it the userid/password for the LAPTOP ("C") or is
it for the DESTINATION of what we're trying to map FROM laptop ("C")?
I've seen references to doing some net use command but, as usual, incomplete information
explaining EXACTLY WHAT are we accomplishing with said command. Is there some "caching"
problem here that the net use is used to rectify?
What are the rules for user/password with respect to who can talk to what network PCs,
etc? Naming conventions.
Are there options that allow one PC to "see" another PC as a "network place"? IOW, a
sharing specification from one PC that by default doesn't allow ALL PCs to see his data?
JL