Connecting to a Shared Folder
Connecting to a Shared Folder
After you share a file or folder, users can connect to it as a network resource or map to it by using a drive letter on their machines. After a network drive is mapped, users can access it just as they would a local drive on their computer.
CHAPTER 10: Sharing Files and Folders
You can map a network drive to a shared file or folder by completing the fol- lowing steps:
1. Click Start and then click Computer.
2. In Windows Explorer, click the Map Network Drive button on the toolbar. This displays the Map Network Drive dialog box, as shown in
Figure 10.9.
3. Use the Drive field to select a free drive letter to use and then click the Browse button to the right of the Folder field.
4. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, expand the Network folders until you can select the name of the workgroup or the domain with which you
want to work. When you expand the name of a computer in a work- group or a domain, you see a list of shared folders. Select the shared folder you want to work with and then click OK.
5. Select Reconnect at logon if you want Windows 7 to connect to the shared folder automatically at the start of each session.
6. If your current logon doesn’t have appropriate access permissions for the share, click the Different User Name link. You can then enter the user
name and password of the account with which you want to connect to the shared folder. Typically, this feature is used by administrators who log on to their computers with a limited account and also have an administrator account for managing the network.
7. Click Finish.
Figure 10.9 The Map Network Drive dialog box.
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If you later decide you don’t want to map the network drive, click Start and then click Computer. In Windows Explorer, under Computer in the right pane, right-click the network drive icon and choose Disconnect.
You can also type in a UNC in the Search program and files box, a Run box, or the address bar in Windows Explorer. To display the Run box quickly, use the Windows logo key + R shortcut. If you don’t have a Windows logo key or if you prefer to use the mouse, you can add the Run option to the Start menu in Windows 7:
1. Right-click the Start button and choose Properties.
2. On the Start Menu tab, click the Customize button to the right of the Start Menu option.
3. In the Customize Start Menu dialog box, scroll down and place a check- mark next to the Run command.
4. Click OK to save your changes.
Cram Quiz
1. What type of share is not displayed when browsed using Network?
❍ A. Public share ❍ B. Hidden share ❍ C. Administrative shares ❍ D. NTFS share
2. Which editions of Windows 7 allow you to create a homegroup? (Choose all that apply.)
❍ A. Home Basic ❍ B. Home Premium ❍ C. Professional ❍ D. Ultimate
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3. You have shared a couple of folders on your Windows 7 computer. Unfortunately, they are not visible on anyone’s network map so that users can find the shares easily. What is most likely the problem?
❍ A. You need to enable the Network Discovery service. ❍ B. You did not give the appropriate share permissions to the Everyone
group. ❍ C. You did not give the appropriate NTFS permission to the Everyone
group. ❍ D. You need to make sure there is a DNS entry in the DNS server for the
Windows 7 computer.
Cram Quiz Answers
1. C is correct. Different from regular shares, these shares do not show when a user browses the computer resources using Network, My Network Place, or sim- ilar software. The public share, hidden share, and NTFS are not types of shares. Therefore, the other answers are incorrect.
2. B , C, and D are correct. You can join a homegroup in any edition of Windows 7, but you can only create one in Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate; there- fore, Answer A (Home Basic) is incorrect.
3. A is correct. To view the computer using the network map, you need to have the Link Layer Topology Discovery (LLTD) operational. Therefore, you need to enable the Network Discovery service. Answers B and C are incorrect because Share and NTFS permissions have nothing to do with a computer showing on the net- work map. Answer D is incorrect because there is no indication that there is a name resolution problem.
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