Mapping Network Drive to Remote Folder

[Guest]

Hello Everyone and thanks for your help in advance. I am trying to set up remote access to files located on a webserver in my office. The server is Windows 2000 Small Business Server. I ahve created the appropriate shares and have created a "My Network Place" to be able to view the files in that location. Howver, I am also trying to connect my bookkeeping software (QuickBooks) to the data store that resides in that folder. When I connect locally through the network at work, it seems to work fine. However, it appears that this program requires a mapped network drive to function properly. I have tried to map this network place, but when the "Select Folder" dialog comes up, it is grayed out and I can't make a selection. I am running Windows XP Pro on the client machine. Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

Write down the server path for the folder (i.e.,
\\servername\sharename). Go to Windows Explorer, Tools, and Map
Network Drives... Specify the path you wrote down and then the drive
letter you would like...

or

You can map the network drive from the command line with the NET USE
command (i.e., NET USE T: \\servername\sharename /persistent:yes) with
the persistent option if you want the drive to persist through
reboots...

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Net. & Smart Display MVP)
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[Guest]

Thanks for your response Jeffrey. Here is the problem I am running into. I am creating the path via IP address as this machine is located outside of my local network. For example, the Network Place is http://192.168.0.1 (except it is an external IP). I am able to connect, but cannot map the drive. When I go into Windows Explorer and type in http://192.168.0.1 and try to map it to a drive letter, I receive an error message, "The network path http://192.168.0.1 could not be found." Not sure how to get around this.

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

Don't use http://192.168.0.1 Use \\192.168.0.1

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[Guest]

Thanks again Jeffrey. I tried \\externalIP\folderto connectto and this also did not work, giving me the same "the network path could not be found" error. To be completely clear, this folder is set up on a Windows 2000 Small Business Server. It is shared out through IIS 5.0. Under the current configuration, I can view all files in this folder through the My Network Places connection, so I think it is configured properly. The server is located behind a firewall with port 10080 open and forwarding to the server for http traffic. I am using the external IP of that particular network to address it along with ":10080" appended to it. Like I said, I have the WebDav portion of it working fine, but simply can't map the drive

Again, thanks for your help with this matter.

 

[Jeffrey Randow (MVP)]

WebDAV can be a bear to set up at times...

Only other thing is to double check the firewalls (all of them) that
may be in the loop... Maybe this port is no longer allowed to pass
through the firewall.

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Networking & Smart Display MVP)
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