How To Map A Network Drive/Window Share

To map a drive letter to a network computer or folder

  1. Open Windows Explorer.
  2. On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive.
  3. In Drive, select the drive letter to map to the shared resource.
  4. In Folder, type the server and share name of the resource, in the form of \\servername\sharename. Or click Browse to locate the resource.

Notes

  • To open Windows Explorer, click Start -> Programs -> Accessories, and then click Windows Explorer.
  • To reconnect to the mapped drive every time you log on, select the Reconnect at logon check box.
  • Mapped drives are available only when the host computer is also available.
  • You can assign a mapped drive to a different drive letter by disconnecting from the drive and then remapping it to a new drive letter.

Mapping to your SAMBA (N:\) drive

Using the above, to map to your SAMBA drive, you would choose the letter N from the Drive and type \\samba\your-username e.g. \\samba\sr785 in the Folder. If you want the drive to be mapped when you next logon, don't forget to tick the Reconnect at logon box!

Mapping to the DATABASE (P:\) drive

Use the same method of mapping to the DAMTP database drive except you need to use the P drive letter and the path this time is \\samba\dbadmin.