In the folder’s Path text box, enter the path to the folder. Alternatively, you can click Click the check box beside Reconnect at Logon if you want the mapped drive to con- Click OK or Finish. Click Connect.

Part III ✦ Working with Networked Computers Summary In this chapter, you learned about accessing and protecting the network. Specifically, you’ve learned about the following: ✦ Logging on to the network ✦ Mapping drives ✦ Using batch files for permanent connections ✦ Logging off of the network ✦ Protecting the network from viruses In the next chapter, you learn about finding and browsing computers on the network. ✦ ✦ ✦ Finding Computers on the Network Y ou know how to find files and folders on your own computer, but when you start looking on others’ computers for specific files, you can waste a lot of time. Windows supplies several methods for finding files and folders over the network, including the Windows Explorer, Network Neighborhood, My Computer, and more. Choose the method that is most comfortable for you. In addition, Macs and Linux computers have special methods for locating computers on the network. When you’re working with vari- ous operating systems on the same network, you’ll most likely run into some trouble locating all of the resources you want. This chapter covers some ideas for locating computers, even in hard-to-find places. Using Network Paths As you know, a path is a guide to the location of a folder or file on the computer. C:\My Documents\My Pictures, for example, leads to the My Pictures folder on the C: drive. A network path is one that leads to a computer on the network and then to a folder or file on that computer. For example, \\Sue\My Documents\My Pictures leads to the My Pictures folder on Sue’s com- puter, over the network. The double backslashes tell the operating system to locate the following over the network instead of on the local computer. You have several methods of using the network path in Windows to get to the folder or file you want to locate. Although using the net- work path may not be the easiest method of getting somewhere, it works very well, as long as you know the name of the computer and the path on that computer to the folder or file. You also must have access to the resources and the resources must be shared. Browsing the available network computers and folders may be easier for you. See the sections later in the chapter on using the Network Neighborhood, My Computer, and the Windows Explorer. Tip 14 14 C H A P T E R ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ In This Chapter Using network paths Using Find Computer Using My Computer Using Windows Explorer Using Network Neighborhood My Network Places Finding computers on Macs Finding computers on Linux ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦