Interoperability with NetWare |
You can access NetWare volumes either through the Windows 2000 graphical user interface or through the Windows 2000 command-line interface.
To connect to a NetWare volume using the graphical user interface
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To map a local drive to the volume or folder, click the volume or folder, and then click Map Network Drive.
Note
When you map a network drive, by default you are connected under the user name and password you used to log on. To connect under a different user name, type the user name in the Connect As box.
The following procedures illustrate how to connect to a NetWare volume using the command-line interface.
To connect to a volume to which you are not authenticated
net use <drive>: <UNCpath or NetWarepath> /user:.cn.ou.ou.o password
where cn is the NDS common name, ou is the organizational unit, and o is the organization. The tree location, user name, and context can be typed in either the name type or the typeless name format at the command prompt.
To connect to a volume to which you are authenticated
net use <drive>: <UNCpath or NetWarepath>
For example, to redirect the G drive to the folder \Data\Mydata of the A volume on server B using UNC naming syntax, type:
net use G: \\B\A\data\mydata
If you see the error message, "The password is invalid for \\<server name>\<volume name>[\<directory name>...]," then your user name and password are not valid and you cannot be authenticated. Follow the procedure "To connect to a volume to which you are authenticated," earlier in this section.
Note
When you connect to NetWare file resources using the command-line interface, you can use the next available drive letter by replacing the drive letter with an asterisk (*) in the syntax. For example,
net use * <UNCname or NetWarename>
If you prefer to be prompted for a password, you can replace the password in the command line with an asterisk (*). When you type your password at the command prompt, it does not appear on the screen.