Mapping network drives

[Guest -1]

If you right click on my computer, there is an option there to map a network

drive.

 

I have a website that I ftp data to all the time. Is there a way that I can

map a drive letter to this ftp site (eg ftp://domain.com) using my username

and password so that I can copy files to a drive letter to upload rather

then using ftp?

 

thx

[Guest Dave]

RE: Mapping network drives

 

Would this work?

http://www.freewarereview.info/2007-01/netdrive_-_browse_ftp_file_structures_like_virtual_explorer-style_drives.html

 

"-1" wrote:

> If you right click on my computer, there is an option there to map a network

> drive.

>

> I have a website that I ftp data to all the time. Is there a way that I can

> map a drive letter to this ftp site (eg ftp://domain.com) using my username

> and password so that I can copy files to a drive letter to upload rather

> then using ftp?

>

> thx

>

>

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Mapping network drives

 

"-1" <amy@amy.com> wrote in message news:pQYji.95595$NV3.19577@pd7urf2no...

> If you right click on my computer, there is an option there to map a

> network drive.

>

> I have a website that I ftp data to all the time. Is there a way that I

> can map a drive letter to this ftp site (eg ftp://domain.com) using my

> username and password so that I can copy files to a drive letter to upload

> rather then using ftp?

>

> thx

 

You can't quite map a network drive this way.

 

But you *can*, however use NetDrive (by Novell) to do this - do a search for

it. It will allow you to assign a mappable drive letter to an FTP location.

 

It does work... and for some things, it works *great*, but for others...

you'll hit a wall. Simple copying and synch? No problem, if you're the

only user.

 

I investigated ths in the context of storing a data fle for a multi/user

booking billing program. It relies on FTP and local internet speeds, so I

found that it took abotu 5-10 minutes to prepare the file, which was only 20

meg at the time - now it's over 60 - and about 10 minutes to detach from it.

This was so discouraging that I didn't bother seeing what the multi-user

effects would have been,.

 

If it's just you putting sutff up on the site, NetDrive can be what you

need. Free, too, IIRC

http://www.acs.uwosh.edu/novell/netdrive.htm

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest -1]

Re: Mapping network drives

 

Thank you, I'm going to give this app a try

 

"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

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> "-1" <amy@amy.com> wrote in message

> news:pQYji.95595$NV3.19577@pd7urf2no...

>> If you right click on my computer, there is an option there to map a

>> network drive.

>>

>> I have a website that I ftp data to all the time. Is there a way that I

>> can map a drive letter to this ftp site (eg ftp://domain.com) using my

>> username and password so that I can copy files to a drive letter to

>> upload rather then using ftp?

>>

>> thx

>

> You can't quite map a network drive this way.

>

> But you *can*, however use NetDrive (by Novell) to do this - do a search

> for it. It will allow you to assign a mappable drive letter to an FTP

> location.

>

> It does work... and for some things, it works *great*, but for others...

> you'll hit a wall. Simple copying and synch? No problem, if you're the

> only user.

>

> I investigated ths in the context of storing a data fle for a multi/user

> booking billing program. It relies on FTP and local internet speeds, so I

> found that it took abotu 5-10 minutes to prepare the file, which was only

> 20 meg at the time - now it's over 60 - and about 10 minutes to detach

> from it. This was so discouraging that I didn't bother seeing what the

> multi-user effects would have been,.

>

> If it's just you putting sutff up on the site, NetDrive can be what you

> need. Free, too, IIRC

> http://www.acs.uwosh.edu/novell/netdrive.htm

>

> HTH

> -pk

>