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File System Drives
Afile system drive is an extended drive that maps to directorieson any Solaris file
system mounted on the local host.
Tomap a file system drive in Microsoft Windows, refer to “How to Access Solaris
Files and Directories in Microsoft Windows” on page129.
Network Drives
Anetwork drive is an extended drive that you mount to a SunPCi III PC (emulated
PC) or real PC directory.To mount a network drive, you need the following:
SunPCi or a PC running NET BEUI (a Microsoft supplied network protocol),
making sure that Client for Microsoft Sharing and File and Printer Sharing are
enabled. Refer to Microsoft Windowsdocumentation for further information.
Solaris operating environment running Samba or PC NetLink software.
Refer to operating system documentation for information about mapping network
drives and mounting and sharing network drives with an emulated PC. Also refer to
Samba and PC NetLink documentation for additional information about mounting
and sharing network drives.

How to Access Solaris Files and Directories in

Microsoft Windows
In Microsoft Windows,you need to specify that a file system drive is mounted on
yourSolaris system.This is done by specifying localhost as the device-node in the
UNC path specification.
Note – For information on accessing files with Microsoft Windowsserver products,
refer to “Using SunFSD for Mapping Between Solaris and Microsoft Windows”on
page96.
Tomap a file system drive, perform the following procedure.
1. From the Start menu, choose Programs, and choose Windows Explorer.
The WindowsExplorer window opens.
2. From the Tools menu, choose Map Network Drive.
The Map Network Drive dialog box opens.