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List of Drives

Letter Name Path Description
H: user$ on 'Blackhole' \\blackhole\username$ Personal drive for document storage
Needed for Eudora
M: sbestudents$ on 'Blackhole' \\blackhole\sbestudents$ Needed for SIS (Student database)
N: admincommon on 'Blackhole' \\blackhole\admincommon$ Administrative common documents
Q: common on 'Blackhole' \\blackhole\common Faculty/student common documents
R: winprogs on 'Blackhole' \\blackhole\winprogs Programs and utilities for sys admins
U: U$ on 'Client' \\Client\U$ Personal drive for document storage
Unix version
W: facultywww$ on 'webserv' \\websrv\usernamewww$ Location of faculty web files
W: studentwww$ on 'webserv' \\websrv\studentwww$ Location of student web files

Mapping a Drive

Windows 2000 (Citrix Client)

  1. Open My Computer.
  2. Tools / Map Network Drive...
  3. Drive: Select a letter.
  4. Folder: Type in a path from the table above. Substitute your username for username.
  5. Check "Reconnect at Logon".
  6. Finish.
  7. The drive will appear in My Computer.
  8. To disconnect a drive, right-click on it and choose Disconnect from the menu.

Windows NT

  1. Start / Programs / Windows NT Explorer.
  2. Tools / Map Network Drive...
  3. Drive: Select a letter.
  4. Path: Type in a path from the table above. Substitute your username for username.
  5. Check "Reconnect at Logon".
  6. OK.
  7. The drive will appear in Windows NT Explorer and in My Computer.
  8. To disconnect a drive, right-click on it and choose Disconnect from the menu.