Re: How to connect to a network drive

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Mapped network drives are slower than UNC names, except that the initial
connection for a mapped drive is paid for during mapping, rather than during
access. This may lead to the subjective feeling that a mapped drive is
faster, even though the total time is longer. As a counterweight to the
subjective performance distortion, you have to cope with various issues
related to the mapping of a remote resource in to the local device
namespace, including substantial additional code complications and
substantially decreased reliability.


"JLuis Estrada" <freshnkool@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OmLfgL%23rFHA.3424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> For me, its a good-idea the use of UNC routes. But my manager says its
> quite slow comparated with a networkdrive. I tell him its true if you
> navigate through Windows Explorer, but If you access with the direct
> route, its the same...
> Its that true???
>
>
> "Mark Yudkin" <myudkinATcompuserveDOTcom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió en el
> mensaje news:%233OtGT4rFHA.1616@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> "JLuis Estrada" <freshnkool@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:uvGXzwxrFHA.3264@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> I have to doubts:
>>>
>>> 1.- How could I know if a network drive already exist?
>>>
>>
>> NetShareCheck. Or check in AD (IADsFileShare object)
>>
>>> and
>>>
>>> 2.- How can I create a network drive?
>>>
>>
>> On the server, RMB on the folder, Sharing and Security
>>
>>>
>>> Hope you could help me.
>>
>> And in addition to the above and Randy's answers, if you merely want to
>> read a file from a network drive, use its UNC name (or map it through DFS
>> to achieve a location independent client name), and forget about drive
>> letter mappings completely.
>>
>>>
>>> JLuis
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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