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TCP/IP Home Networking
and File Sharing
Tutorial
Finding
Computers using Search
and Mapping Shares
Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000
(click small pictures to
zoom)
Using your Network for file sharing
Have you rebooted your computers recently? We just made a load of configuration
changes so be sure to reboot them! When your computers start
up, give them a minute or so to become 'aware' of each
other. Sometimes you will get error messages if you try to access your
network neighborhood too soon.
Next, open your 'Network Neighborhood' or 'My
Network Places'. If you do not immediately see your other computers,
you may have to drill through the 'entire network' selection.
Once you locate another computer, double click
it to view the network shares available. You can right click
a network share and select 'Map Network Drive'. This lets
you map the share to a local drive letter - like F:. Now you can use
that share just like a local hard drive.
In this picture, drive F:
is a network share called 'shared' on a computer called
'dual800'
I can't find the other computer!
Sometimes using the
"Search for Computers..." command will force your system to find the
other computer. Simply right click the "Network Neighborhood"
or "My Network Places" icon on your desktop and select "Search for
Computers".
You should now see a
screen that looks like the this
Type in the full name of
the computer you need to find and click search. Remember when
I said to keep the computer names simple? This is why!!
Once the computer is
found, double click it and map the share into a network drive.
You may start seeing this computer in your network neighborhood now
too!
First, collect
the COMPUTER NAME and SHARE NAME that you wish to
map. Next, right click the "Network Neighborhood" or "My
Network Places" icon on your desktop and select "Map Network
Drive".
A screen like this should
appear
Select an drive letter
and then type in the full path to the network share on the other
computer. The syntax of the share should be \\computername\sharename
as shown above. In this example drive F: will be mapped
to a network share called 'shared' on a computer called
'dual800'
Example of a
mapped share in Explorer
In this picture, drive F:
is a network share called 'shared' on a computer called
'dual800'
You are
Finished with this tutorial!
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