Drive mapping in Windows 2000/XP

 

Task:

 

I like to maintain remote files locally without having to use FTP.

 

How to do it:

 

If your computer is on campus, you can use drive mapping.

Note: It is recommended that you print this page because you will have to restart your computer during this process.

Follow these steps:

1. Plan to map a separate drive for each resource you need to access. For instance, if you'll be manipulating files in both the home directory and your Webspace on the OIT Sun Network, map two different drive letters. This is because the file permissions will be set to different defaults. New directories and files in your public_html webspace should be world readable, but you wouldn't want those in your home directory to be.
   
   
2. Be sure you can log in to Auburn Windows Domain resources. The Auburn University Password Page at http://www.auburn.edu/password lets you set or change your OIT password. If at any point during the mapping process you are prompted for a password, enter your OIT password.
   
   
3. Know which version of Windows that you are using.
   
   How-to: Detemine what Windows version you have
   
   
4. Know whether you are logged into the Auburn Windows domain. You will need this for a later step.
   
   Windows 2000: You are logged into the Auburn domain if "auburn.edu" is shown in the domain field when you right-click My Computer, click Properties, click the Network Identification tab.
   
   Windows XP: You are logged into the Auburn domain if auburn.edu is shown in the domain field when you click Start, choose My Computer, choose Properties, click the Computer Name tab.
   
   
5. Open the Map Network Drive window. From your Windows Desktop (Windows2000) or the Start Menu (WindowsXP), right-click My Computer or Network Neighborhood or My Network Places, and then left-click Map Network Drive.
   
   



6. Select the drive letter to use. Windows will assigned a drive letter for you (example: F:). On your computer, this drive designator may be different, depending upon what other devices you have installed on your computer. You may select a different letter if you wish, but choose one that's not already in use for something else.
   
   
7. Type the desired path in the Path box. Note that the syntax here requires two backslashes ( \\ ) before the hostname and a single backslash ( \ ) between the hostname and the file directory.

• For your OIT Sun Network home directory, enter \\ausamba\homes or, if your computer is not joined to the Auburn domain, use the full path \\ausamba.auburn.edu\homes.
• For your OIT Sun Network Webspace, enter \\ausamba\pubhtml or \\ausamba\pub_html or, if your computer is not joined to the Auburn domain, add the full path \\ausamba.auburn.edu\pubhtml or \\ausamba.auburn.edu\pub_html.

• For the streaming media, see Uploading files to the streaming server.
8. Check the Reconnect at Logon box to make the drive mapping available on every login to your computer. Windows will attempt to map your drive each time you log into your machine without you needing to set up the drive mapping again. If you leave this box unchecked, then the next time you startup up your computer and log in, you will have to map the drive again before you can use it.
   
   
9. Click the Finish button if you are logged into the Auburn Windows domain. If you are not logged into the Auburn Windows Domain, then click 'different user name', enter "auburn\AU User Name", and click the Finish button.
   
   
10. Click OK.
    
    
11. If your computer is joined to the Auburn domain and you logged in to the Auburn domain when you started your computer, you will skip this step. You may have to wait several seconds for a small window like this to open and close:
    
    

 

The following window will appear:

 



 

In Windows 2000, "User name" will read "Connect As".

 

For your OIT Sun Network home directory or Webspace, enter "auburn\AU User Name" and your OIT Password.

 

For the restricted access server, enter "duc_domain\AU User Name" for directories less than p9949, or enter "auburn\AU User Name" for directories more than p9949, and in the password field, enter your OIT password.

 

Click OK.

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