mapping

[sphilip]

We have a sub-folder(AA) in a shared folder(X). How do i
map this sub-folder(AA). I tried sharing the sub-folder
but when i come to the workstation which is part of the
network, i cannot find a way to map this folder.

Please advice.

 

[Ray at]

If your the client operating system in Windows 2000 or XP, just do:

net use Q: \\server\share\subdirectory

If the client OS is NT, you can only map to \\server\share. NT doesn't
support mapping to subdirectories in shares. In this case, you would have
to setup a separate share for sub-folder(AA) if you want the NT client
mapped directly to it.

Ray at work

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

We have a sub-folder(AA) in a shared folder(X). How do i
map this sub-folder(AA). I tried sharing the sub-folder
but when i come to the workstation which is part of the
network, i cannot find a way to map this folder.

Please advice.

You can share any folder or subfolder. Example:

net share test="c:\Documents and Settings\Philip\Data"

The workstation can then map this folder to a drive:

net use T: \\Server\Test

Both of these functions can be carried out via the
Explorer GUI.

If your workstation is a Win2000/XP workstation then
you could also do this:

net share docs="c:\Documents and Settings\Philip\"

The workstation can then map the data subfolder to a drive:

net use T: \\Server\Docs\Data

In other words, Win2000/XP lets you map subfolders
of shares. Win9x won't let you do this.