Accessing Solaris Files and CD-ROMs From Windows 95

This section explains how to assign and use Solaris extended drives (network drives) with SunPCi and Windows 95 using the Windows Explorer.

To map a Solaris drive or directory to work with Windows 95, perform the following procedure:

1. Click Start and select Programs and Windows Explorer from the pop-up menus.

   The Exploring screen is displayed.

2. From the Tools menu, select Map Network Drive.

   The Map Network Drive dialog box is displayed.

3. Click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the Drive: field.

   A list of unassigned drive letters is displayed on the drop-down menu.

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   Note –

   Any extended drive that is already mapped in the autoexec.bat file (such as the default drives F:, H:, and R:) will appear on the list, but you cannot use them for mapping. If you attempt to re-map these drives, the system will return a Device not connected error.

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4. Scroll downward until you find the drive letter you want, and then click to select it.

   The drive letter is displayed in the Drive: field.

5. Type the following path into the Path: field, substituting the names of your directory and subdirectory:

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   \\directory\subdirectory, or
   \\directory\.
   

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   For example, to map a Solaris CD-ROM to work with Windows, use this path:

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   \\cdrom\cdrom0
   

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   Note –

   A mapped path requires two components, so if you want to map a drive to a UNIX subdirectory component that has only one element, you will need to use a period (.) as the second element. For example:

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   \\home\.
   

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   Note –

   Do not use an asterisk in the mapping path, or Windows 95 will return a Device not connected error.

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6. If you want this extended drive to map automatically whenever you start up SunPCi, click the checkbox next to Reconnect at logon.

   Click OK. The new extended drive appears in the Exploring window.