Re: Mapped drives used to work
From: Robert L [MS-MVP] (noreply_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/10/04
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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 08:29:06 -0600
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"John Luke" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> OK my first question is how do you create these
> connections? I need to know how to do something more
> permanent with my Aunt in Hawaii than just using the
> request for assistance mouse button. We need to be able
> to connect so I can map her drives at her computers
> connected to the internet when they are on. She runs a
> couple of Windows XP personal computers in Hawaii and I am
> in New Jersey.
>
> As for the question below my answer is the same, IP
> numbers are static but if you can get the name of the
> computer from their computer's Internet administrator or
> provider then you may be able to ping it to see if it is
> on if it is not firewalled to not accept pings and also
> you could call the people who run the computers to check
> their statuses at their specific locations or get someone
> out there to fix the issue for you. Sorry but its
> probably an issue on their end too perhaps.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>can you ping each other by ip? if yes, can you ping by
> name? if not, it may
>>be the name resolution issue.
>>
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>>Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN, Anti-Virus, Tips &
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>>http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>>This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>>
>>"dobbione" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:462D080A-3F17-45F6-B18D-7F2669558CFF@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Am new to this so please excuse me if I am in the wrong
> group. I am
>>> looking after about 20 computers 5 with xp pro, 2 with
> xp home and the
>>> rest with Win 98. Win XP pro computers were
> reconnecting mapped network
>>> drives to the Win 98 PCs up until about 2 weeks ago and
> then out of the
>>> blue "Network drives could not be reconnected". Can any
> one assist because
>>> I really need the drives to reconnect as I have backup
> software which
>>> needs mapped drives to get the information. Have tried
> at least 2 dozen
>>> times to remap the drives and no luck. I have tried all
> the methods that I
>>> could find on the web and still nothing. Please help me
> asap.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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