What has the network drive to do with the dsl modem?

[Guest]

Hello, following problem:

I am using Windows xp professional, the internet connection works over a
dsl-modem, which is connected to a network card.

I have two partitions on this pc, C and D. This is a standalone pc, I am not
connected to a network here, the NIC is only used for the dsl modem.

I wanted recently to make a network drive, K, that is connected to my local
partition D (I need that, because I have here a very stubborn application
here, which needs a config file on a drive K, that behaviour is hardcoded).
Well, it worked. But, as I have disconnected the DSL modem from the NIC, I
have lost the connection to K. As I tried to make again a network drive,
windows complained, that d$ (network name for drive d) was not available.

When I turn on the modem again, it works like a charm. Unfortunately, I am
on a notebook, and the modem is not always available. Is Windows getting some
network-information from the DSL modem?

Here is my setting of the LAN-connection (for the network card)

:

(under TCP/IP)

IP-Adress: 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Standardgateway: No entry.

DNS Server:
Prefered: No entry
Alternative: No entry.

 

[Galen]

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had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I wanted recently to make a network drive, K, that is connected to my
local partition D (I need that, because I have here a very stubborn
application here, which needs a config file on a drive K, that
behaviour is hardcoded).

And so it would seem, to me at any rate, that you'll need to have the NIC
connected for the times when you want to use this application or the
networked drive (yes it's a local drive but it seems that it's been mapped
and now considered a network resource) in the future. I'm unable to think of
anyway around that I'm afraid but, I'll flag this just in case someone does
know of a work around.

Galen
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[Chuck]

Hello, following problem:

I am using Windows xp professional, the internet connection works over a
dsl-modem, which is connected to a network card.

I have two partitions on this pc, C and D. This is a standalone pc, I am not
connected to a network here, the NIC is only used for the dsl modem.

I wanted recently to make a network drive, K, that is connected to my local
partition D (I need that, because I have here a very stubborn application
here, which needs a config file on a drive K, that behaviour is hardcoded).
Well, it worked. But, as I have disconnected the DSL modem from the NIC, I
have lost the connection to K. As I tried to make again a network drive,
windows complained, that d$ (network name for drive d) was not available.

When I turn on the modem again, it works like a charm. Unfortunately, I am
on a notebook, and the modem is not always available. Is Windows getting some
network-information from the DSL modem?

Here is my setting of the LAN-connection (for the network card)

:

(under TCP/IP)

IP-Adress: 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Standardgateway: No entry.

DNS Server:
Prefered: No entry
Alternative: No entry.

OK, I see what you're doing. You're mapping a local resource (your D: drive) as
a remote resource, using a "net use". The trouble with that, as you've found
out, is that when the network is down (as in your cable modem / hub is off), you
lose your mapped drive.

Try the "Subst" command instead of "net use".
C:\>subst /?
Associates a path with a drive letter.

SUBST [drive1: [drive2:]path]
SUBST drive1: /D

drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.
[drive2:]path Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to
a virtual drive.
/D Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.

Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

friendly display name"

Hello, following problem:

I am using Windows xp professional, the internet connection works over a
dsl-modem, which is connected to a network card.

I have two partitions on this pc, C and D. This is a standalone pc, I am not
connected to a network here, the NIC is only used for the dsl modem.

I wanted recently to make a network drive, K, that is connected to my local
partition D (I need that, because I have here a very stubborn application
here, which needs a config file on a drive K, that behaviour is hardcoded).
Well, it worked. But, as I have disconnected the DSL modem from the NIC, I
have lost the connection to K. As I tried to make again a network drive,
windows complained, that d$ (network name for drive d) was not available.

When I turn on the modem again, it works like a charm. Unfortunately, I am
on a notebook, and the modem is not always available. Is Windows getting some
network-information from the DSL modem?

Here is my setting of the LAN-connection (for the network card)

(under TCP/IP)

IP-Adress: 192.168.0.1
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Standardgateway: No entry.

DNS Server:
Prefered: No entry
Alternative: No entry.

Mapping a network drive requires an active network connection, so it
doesn't work when you disconnect the DSL modem from the NIC.

Use the "subst" command, which doesn't require a network connection,
to assign the drive letter. For example:

subst k: d:\
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