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Number   :  3860
Date     :  2003-02-26
Author   :  Garry Deane
Subject  :  Re: Win98se Network Operation
Size(KB) :  1


--- In xxcopy@yahoogroups.com, "Virg"  wrote:
> I don't really *need* to use the UNC reference mentioned
> below but I might like to in my xxcopy backup batch files.
> I also have a simple, 2 machine network. Mapping the
> drives is not a problem and I do that whenever I turn
> the other machine on. However, I'm curious. I thought
> that, reading the post from John, I could reference the C:
> drive on my other (backup) computer (with the name of
> "ready") as "\\ready\c:\" in a dos command line.
> So far I've been unsuccessful. I tried "cd \\ready\c:\"
> and "dir \\ready\c:\" and just "\\ready\c:\".

The syntax for a UNC path is \\computername\sharename[\volume].

You first have to enable File Sharing through Control Panel->Network-
>File and Print Sharing. Then you must create a share for the C:\ 
drive called say "C" or whatever name you want to give it. You can do 
this through Explorer by selecting the drive (or sub-directory), then 
File->Properties->Sharing. I assume that you have already done 
something like this since you say you can map a drive. To access say 
C:\Windows on that computer you use:

dir \\ready\c\windows

Note that there is no ":", just the share name (c in this case).

You can see the available computers and their shares using Network 
Neighborhood in Explorer. Alternately, at a DOS Prompt, type "NET 
VIEW" to see the list of available computernames and "NET VIEW 
\\computername" to see a list of available shares on that computer.

Garry



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