DUShare question

[Grant Robertson]

Do I have to use the NET USE command first before I use WinNT32.exe
/DUShare or can WinNT32 connect directly to the share?

Perhaps this question comes from my lack of understanding of network
connections under DOS. Is the NET USE command only for mapping drive
letters and printer ports? If a share exists on the network do I have to
use the NET USE command in order for any DOS software to see that share
at all? Or if the DOS software is UNC aware can it just connect directly
to the share?

 

[glenn fincher]

Do I have to use the NET USE command first before I use WinNT32.exe
/DUShare or can WinNT32 connect directly to the share?

Perhaps this question comes from my lack of understanding of network
connections under DOS. Is the NET USE command only for mapping drive
letters and printer ports? If a share exists on the network do I have to
use the NET USE command in order for any DOS software to see that share
at all? Or if the DOS software is UNC aware can it just connect directly
to the share?

/dushare only needs the correct UNC path to your downloaded updates.
Winnt32.exe DOES not use DOS at all; it runs under a 32 Bit OS such as
Windows PE, Windows NT, Windows 2000, etc.

Glenn Fincher

 

[Grant Robertson]

/dushare only needs the correct UNC path to your downloaded updates.

Thank you.

Winnt32.exe DOES not use DOS at all; it runs under a 32 Bit OS such as
Windows PE, Windows NT, Windows 2000, etc.

Well, it does use DOS in that it is a command line tool and accepts
command line arguments. But I get your point. Since it can only run in a
Win32 environment then we can assume that all the required network
facilities will already be in place. Or at least we can assume that
Microsoft will assume this.