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Number   :  129
Date     :  2001-06-01
Author   :  Charles Kincaid
Subject  :  Re: ip address range
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>... MS operating
>system has always had the drive letter. While many users claim
>the dubious virtues of the drive letter (to help organize???),
it
>is a pain in the neck for programmers. ...

Well at least on NT systems drive letters are implemented ins
some of (IMHO) the weakest code.


> \\myserver\c\windows\...
> \\myserver\d\temp\...
>
>Here, a "volume" within a system becomes just like a subdirectory
>(albeit under the varying resource name representing the drive).
>We wish there is an established notational convention to bundle
and
>refer to the volumes on the local storage.

In NT there are hidden shares.

Try \\myserver\c$ and you should find drive c on \\myserver.
Though \\localhost works for some things, don't count on it.
There are ways to get you own computer server name and they
can be found on lots of source code repositories so I won't bore
you with that.

Just make sure that you have administrative rights to \\myserver
or, if you are just backing up, at least make sure that the hidden
shares have read permissions for everybody.

By the way hidden share are only "hidden" from the enumeration
code. You can crete your own. Just end any share name in a
dollar sign. You can log into them just fine but they won't
show up in Network Neighborhood.

Ever wonder why NT machine that aren't sharing anything show
up in nethood while 95/98/ME machines don't?

NT Machines ARE sharing! C$, D$, E$, etc. are there by DEFAULT.
Drop them from a machine and the machine drops off the hood.


ATB

Charles Kincaid



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