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accessing shared a drive on a network

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  • 08-03-2004 7:10pm
    #1
    sound_wave
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    hey all!
    i have my laptop and desktop networked together. i am just wondering is there any way to access the floppy drive of my desktop from the command prompt in windows xp?
    i have it sharing and i can see it in My Network Places but i want to do it this way as i am saving and running a java project to and from a floppy, also it would be a nice little bit of info to know!

    if anyone can help it would be greatly appreciated! thanks!


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    #2
    BigEejit
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    just assign a drive letter to it from the other machine (for instance f drive) and just type f: in a dos box ....same as any other network share


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    sound_wave
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    its assigned as a: on the desktop, and when i typed in a: in dos it didnt work, can i assign it a different name on the laptop?

    thanks for the reply!


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    #4
    BigEejit
    Registered Users Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭BigEejit


    share the floppy as "floppy" ... not as "a:" ... on the other machine map \\111.111.111.111\floppy for f: (if the desktops ip was 111.etc, change it to suit your ip address)


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    #5
    sound_wave
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,152 ✭✭✭sound_wave


    got it! thank you! my good man


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