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Chapter 9 - Connecting to Network Drives with Windows NT or Windows 95

About Network Drives

Figure 9-1 Network with File Services

Example Accessing Network Drives

Using File Manager or Explorer

Organize your files and directories.
Start applications.
Connect to network drives.

Using File Manager

Figure 9-2 File Manager Window

Using Explorer

Figure 9-3 Explorer Window

Managing Network Drives for Windows NT Clients

To Map Network Drives for Windows NT Clients

1. Open File Manager or Explorer.

2. Do one of the following:

- From the File Manager menu, select Disk - Connect Network Drive.

- From the Explorer menu, select Tools - Map Network Drive.

The Connect Network Drive dialog box appears.

Figure 9-4 Connect Network Drive Dialog Box

3. The Drive field shows the first unassigned drive letter. You can use the drop-down arrow to select any unassigned drive letter.

4. In the Path field, enter the UNC name of the file service you want to map. To create a UNC name from a StreetTalk name, you must precede the StreetTalk name with double back slashes (\\) to make it into a UNC name.

For example, if you wanted to connect to a file service named SalesDocuments@Sales@WCT you would enter \\SalesDocuments@Sales@WCT in the Path field.

As with all StreetTalk names, if the StreetTalk name you use in a UNC construction contains spaces, you must enclose the name in quotation marks. For example: \\"Sales Reports@Sales@WCT" For more information on UNC names, see "Universal Naming Convention Support for Windows NT Clients."

5. If you want this network drive to be automatically mapped next time you login, select the Reconnect at logon checkbox.

6. Click OK.

Universal Naming Convention Support for Windows NT Clients

Naming Convention UNC Name
LAN Manager convention: \\servername\sharedname\path
Banyan convention: \\item@group@organization\path

\\"Sales Reports@Sales@WCTUS"

Searching for Network Drives for Windows NT Clients

To Search for Network Drives for Windows NT Clients

1. Open File Manager or Explorer.

2. Do one of the following:

- From the File Manager menu, select Disk - Connect Network Drive.

- From the Explorer menu, select Tools - Connect Network Drive.

The Connect Network Drive dialog box appears.

3. Double-click the Banyan VINES Network icon. A computer icon followed by the default StreetTalk search pattern, *@*@* appears.

Figure 9-5 Searching for Network Drives

4. To browse through all file services on the network, double-click the icon followed by *@*@*. All the file services in your Banyan network appear in alphabetical order.

Figure 9-6 Connect Network Drive Dialog Box

Note: Depending on the size of your network, searching for all file services may take several minutes. If you are interested in searching a subset of the entire network, you can create additional StreetTalk search patterns that only display a portion of the network file service. See "Creating StreetTalk Search Patterns for Windows NT Clients" for instructions on adding new StreetTalk patterns to Network Neighborhood.

5. To map one of these file services to a drive letter, click on the file service. The UNC name for the file service appears in the Path field.

6. The Drive field shows the first unassigned drive letter. You can use the drop-down arrow to select any unassigned drive letter.

7. If you want this network drive to be automatically mapped next time you login, select the Reconnect at logon checkbox.

8. Click OK.

Creating StreetTalk Search Patterns for Windows NT Clients

*@Sales@WCT

1. Open the Connect Network Drive dialog box:

- From the File Manager menu, select Disk - Connect Network Drive.

- From the Explorer menu, select Tools - Connect Network Drive.

The Connect Network Drive dialog box appears.

2. Click on the Banyan VINES Network icon.

3. Click Search. The StreetTalk Directory Assistance Subsets dialog box appears.

Figure 9-7 StreetTalk Directory Assistance Subsets Dialog Box

4. Enter a StreetTalk search pattern in the Name Pattern field. The search pattern must be in the form of item@group@organization and must contain at least one wildcard (*) in order to be a valid search pattern.

5. Click Add. The new search pattern is added to the list of search patterns.

6. Click OK to close the StreetTalk Directory Assistance Subsets dialog box.

7. Double click the Banyan VINES Network icon to see all the search patterns you have created.

Note: Follow these steps to delete subsets. The list on the StreetTalk Director Assistance Subsets dialog box shows all the search patterns you have created. Highlight a search pattern and click Remove.

To Disconnect Network Drives for Windows NT Clients

1. Open File Manager or Explorer.

2. Do one of the following:

- From the File Manager menu, select Disk - Disconnect Network Drive.

- From the Explorer menu, select Tools - Disconnect Network Drive.

The Disconnect Network Drive dialog box appears.

Figure 9-8 Disconnect Network Drive Dialog Box

3. Select the drive you want to disconnect and click OK.

Managing Network Drives for Windows 95 Clients

To Map Network Drives for Windows 95 Clients

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. From the Explorer menu, select Tools - Map Network Drive. The Map Network Drive dialog box opens.

Figure 9-9 Map Network Drive Dialog Box

3. The Drive field shows the first unassigned drive letter. You can use the drop-down arrow to select any unassigned drive letter.

4. In the Path field, enter the UNC name of the file service you want to map. To create a UNC name from a StreetTalk name, you must precede the StreetTalk name with double back slashes (\\) to make it into a UNC name.

For example, if you wanted to connect to a file service named SalesDocuments@Sales@WCT you would enter \\SalesDocuments@Sales@WCT in the Path field.

As with all StreetTalk names, if the StreetTalk name you use in a UNC construction contains spaces, you must enclose the name in quotation marks. For example: \\"Sales Reports@Sales@WCT" For more information on UNC names, see "Universal Naming Convention Support for Windows 95 Clients."

5. If you want this network drive to be automatically mapped next time you login, select the Reconnect at logon checkbox.

6. Click OK.

Universal Naming Convention Support for Windows 95 Clients

Naming Convention Two-part UNC Name
LAN Manager convention \\servername\sharename
Banyan convention \\StreetTalk\item@group@org

+ SharedFiles@Sales@WCT on `StreetTalk' ( F: )
+ SpecialFiles@Sales@WCT on `StreetTalk' ( T: )

Searching for Network Drives for Windows 95 Clients

To Search for Network Drives

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. Double-click the Network Neighborhood icon.

3. Double-click the Entire Network icon. The a computer icon followed by the default StreetTalk search pattern, *@*@* appears.

4. To browse through all file services on the network, double-click the icon followed by *@*@*. All the file services in your Banyan network appear in alphabetical order.

Figure 9-10 Network Neighborhood

Note: Depending on the size of your network, searching for all the file services may take several minutes. If you are interested in searching a subset of the entire network, you can create additional StreetTalk search patterns that only display a portion of the network file service. See "Creating StreetTalk Search Patterns for Windows 95 Clients" for instructions on adding new StreetTalk patterns to Network Neighborhood.

5. To map one of these file services to a drive letter, right-click the file service and select Map Network Drive. The Map Network Drive dialog box appears with the file service name already listed in the Path field.

Figure 9-11 Map Network Drive Dialog Box

6. The Drive field shows the first unassigned drive letter. You can use the drop-down arrow to select any unassigned drive letter.

7. If you want this network drive to be automatically mapped next time you login, select the Reconnect at logon checkbox.

8. Click OK.

Creating StreetTalk Search Patterns for Windows 95 Clients

*@Sales@WCT

1. From Explorer, double-click Network Neighborhood.

2. Right-click on Entire Network. A context menu appears.

Figure 9-12 Context Menu for Entire Network

3. Click on StreetTalk Search Patterns. The StreetTalk Search Patterns dialog box appears.

Figure 9-13 StreetTalk Search Patterns Dialog Box

4. Enter a StreetTalk search pattern in the StreetTalk Search Patterns field. The search pattern must be in the form of item@group@organization and must contain at least one wildcard (*) in order to be a valid search pattern.

5. Click Add. The new search pattern is added the list under Entire Network.

Note: Follow these steps to delete subsets. The drop-down list shows all the search patterns you have created. Highlight a search pattern and click Delete.

Directory and File Security

To Set Access Rights

1. Use the Network Neighborhood or My Computer to find the file or directory.

2. Use the right mouse button to click the file or directory. A context menu appears.

3. Click Properties. The property sheets for the item appear.

4. Click the tabs to view different property sheets and ARLs. Set ARLs as desired.

Types of ARLs

Primary ARL: The basic ARL that exists for every file and directory. The Primary ARL contains three fields: Owner, Group, and World.
Extended ARL: A supplemental ARL that can contain up to five additional StreetTalk names and their related access rights.

Primary ARL New Files: The Primary ARL inherited by new files created in that directory.
Extended ARL New Files: The Extended ARL inherited by new files created in that directory.

Note: To use Read, Write, or Delete access, the user must also have Search access to the directory.

Note: To use Read, Write, or Execute access, the user must also have Search access to the directory containing the file.

To Disconnect Network Drives for Windows 95 Clients

1. Open Windows Explorer.

2. From the Explorer menu, select Tools - Disconnect Network Drive. The Disconnect Network Drive dialog box opens.

Figure 9-14 Disconnect Network Drive Dialog Box

3. Select the drive you want to disconnect and click OK.

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