Special Edition Using Windows 95 with Internet Explorer 4.0

Sharing NT Network Drives

Unquestionably, the first and primary purpose of networking is to enable simultaneous multiple-user access to application and data files stored on hard disk drives. Although net-working capabilities continue to expand, disk sharing is still the primary function of most local area networks.

Microsoft Networks provide two different ways you can access a shared network drive. You can use the traditional drive mapping method or you can use the Windows 95 Network Neighborhood. You learn about each in the following two sections.

Using the Map Network Drive Dialog Box

Drive mapping, the original network file sharing paradigm, which persists to this day, attempts to package network resources as though they are local devices ...