Accessing Solaris Files and Directories in Windows NT

You do not have to map CD-ROMs in Windows NT. Windows NT contains a separate CD-ROM driver.

Because Windows NT allows you to map files and drives on your local machine or on other machines in your workgroup, you need to specify that a file system drive resides on your Solaris workstation.

To map a file system drive in Windows NT, perform the following steps:

1. Click Start and select Programs and Windows NT 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.

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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   \\localhost\directory\subdirectory
   

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   For example, to map a drive to /home/joeuser on your Solaris workstation, use this path:

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   \\localhost\home\joeuser
   

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

   Click OK. The new file system drive appears in the Exploring window the next time you open Windows NT Explorer.

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   Note –

   You can map long directory paths (that is, paths with more than two elements) in Windows NT. For example, you can map the path \\localhost\usr\local\bin in Windowns NT without using a symbolic link, but you would need to use the link to map the same directory path in Windows 95.

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