Re: UNC path versus mapped drives

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There's no real difference between mapping a drive and directly using the
same UNC path you used to map the drive. If you map a drive from the command
line it looks like:

net use N: \\server\share

the UNC path is \\server\share, so they ultimately point to the same target
using the identical reference. Disconnected drives can be for a variety of
reasons, but the fact that the users must re-enter passwords suggests a
workgroup environment with conflicting credentials between the
username/password the users is logging on with, and the username/password
for that same user on the computer that is sharing the folder. If your
environment is distributed (you have lots of shares on a bunch of different
computers and no domain for central authentication), you might want to
restrict users from being able to change their passwords. If you have more
than 10 computers, you should seriously look into spending a few bucks for a
server OS and an active directory.

....kurt


"marsha" <m876354@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:UcUnf.12721$Y72.11914@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi All,
>
> I have been studying Phillip Windell's post. I would like to understand
> how
> to set up
> a UNC path for 5 computers (3 xp home and 2 w2k) on work group shared
> network
> with a mapped folder on one computer (xp) that holds the data for the
> group
> using a
> specialized software. The problem is disconnects and the need to
> reestablish password
> reconnection several times a week. I can't figure out if the mapped
> folder
> is the problem,
> ... or what.
>
> So I am interested in trying a UNC path. The mapped drive is "N" for the
> software purposes.
> It is what the developers told us to use.
>
> Any help appreciated!!!
> Thanks
>
>


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