network drives : Java Glossary

1. With drive letter mapping. You use the Map Network Drive command to map an unused drive letter such as M: to a drive or directory in somebody else’s machine. Click My Network Neighbourhood ⇒ drill down to the machine, drive and directory ⇒ click Tools ⇒ Click Map Network Drive. Thereafter you use the letter M: as if it were a local drive.
2. With explicit server naming. You use filenames of the form:
   \\server\sharename\directory\file.ext
   Here is an example of a BAT (Batch) file using the explicit server and share name:

   rem Using Explicit Server name.
   rem copy the G:\dl tree on the local machine to the roedyacer machine,
   rem to share name F (usually mapped to F:), and the dl directory
   rem Note, the share name has no colon, even when it represents a drive.
   xcopy G:\dl\*.*  \\roedyacer\F\dl\  /SEYD

1. Mark the drive or folder shared. He should select the drive in my computer ⇒ right click share.
2. Under Advanced Sharing, give you permission to read and or write the drive. Without that permission, the drive will either be invisible, or will appear to be broken.

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