How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

[Guest Eric]

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for a

shared folder?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

Eric

[Guest Uncle Marvo]

Re: How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

 

If you're talking about a shared folder on YOUR machine, you can do an

IPCONFIG in DOS, but if you're on DHCP it may (probably will) change from

time to time.

 

If it's on ANOTHER machine, you can PING the name (as specified in My

Computer) and the reply will be from the IP of it.

 

Is this what you're asking?

 

HTH

 

 

"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for a

> shared folder?

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> Eric

[Guest Eric]

Re: How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

 

The path of shared drive is \\company\folder

Could you please give me any suggestions on how to ping this directory?

Thank you very much for any suggestions

Eric

 

"Uncle Marvo" wrote:

> If you're talking about a shared folder on YOUR machine, you can do an

> IPCONFIG in DOS, but if you're on DHCP it may (probably will) change from

> time to time.

>

> If it's on ANOTHER machine, you can PING the name (as specified in My

> Computer) and the reply will be from the IP of it.

>

> Is this what you're asking?

>

> HTH

>

>

> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C8340705-240D-4ECB-846C-189E4BABEBFD@microsoft.com...

> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for a

> > shared folder?

> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> > Eric

>

>

>

[Guest Uncle Marvo]

Re: How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

 

The IP address is of \\company. Ping that (Run: ping company) . The \folder

bit is only a folder at the address of \\company, in the same way as it

would be if it was c:\folder.

 

 

"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> The path of shared drive is \\company\folder

> Could you please give me any suggestions on how to ping this directory?

> Thank you very much for any suggestions

> Eric

>

> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>

>> If you're talking about a shared folder on YOUR machine, you can do an

>> IPCONFIG in DOS, but if you're on DHCP it may (probably will) change from

>> time to time.

>>

>> If it's on ANOTHER machine, you can PING the name (as specified in My

>> Computer) and the reply will be from the IP of it.

>>

>> Is this what you're asking?

>>

>> HTH

>>

>>

>> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:C8340705-240D-4ECB-846C-189E4BABEBFD@microsoft.com...

>> > Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for

>> > a

>> > shared folder?

>> > Thanks in advance for any suggestions

>> > Eric

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Big Al]

Re: How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

 

Eric wrote:

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for a

> shared folder?

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> Eric

 

 

Folders don't have IP addresses. Only the computer they are on.

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

 

That is like saying that you want the street address for the master

bedroom in your house, the IP address is assigned to the machine, not to

folders, just as house numbers are assigned to the houses, not to rooms

in the houses.

 

John

 

Eric wrote:

> The path of shared drive is \\company\folder

> Could you please give me any suggestions on how to ping this directory?

> Thank you very much for any suggestions

> Eric

>

> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>

>

>>If you're talking about a shared folder on YOUR machine, you can do an

>>IPCONFIG in DOS, but if you're on DHCP it may (probably will) change from

>>time to time.

>>

>>If it's on ANOTHER machine, you can PING the name (as specified in My

>>Computer) and the reply will be from the IP of it.

>>

>>Is this what you're asking?

>>

>>HTH

>>

>>

>>"Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>>news:C8340705-240D-4ECB-846C-189E4BABEBFD@microsoft.com...

>>

>>>Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for a

>>>shared folder?

>>>Thanks in advance for any suggestions

>>>Eric

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Big Al]

Re: How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

 

It might be better if you explained what you are trying to accomplish.

We know you want to ping a directory. But since that is not possible,

what is the bottom line task you are trying to do? Send data to that

folder? Share it remotely? What?

 

 

Eric wrote:

> The path of shared drive is \\company\folder

> Could you please give me any suggestions on how to ping this directory?

> Thank you very much for any suggestions

> Eric

>

> "Uncle Marvo" wrote:

>

>> If you're talking about a shared folder on YOUR machine, you can do an

>> IPCONFIG in DOS, but if you're on DHCP it may (probably will) change from

>> time to time.

>>

>> If it's on ANOTHER machine, you can PING the name (as specified in My

>> Computer) and the reply will be from the IP of it.

>>

>> Is this what you're asking?

>>

>> HTH

>>

>>

>> "Eric" <Eric@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:C8340705-240D-4ECB-846C-189E4BABEBFD@microsoft.com...

>>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for a

>>> shared folder?

>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

>>> Eric

>>

>>

[Guest Bruce Chambers]

Re: How to determine the IP address for a shared folder?

 

Eric wrote:

> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to determine the IP Address for a

> shared folder?

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions

> Eric

 

 

It's the same as the IP address of the computer on which the share is

hosted; folders do not have their own IP addresses.

 

 

--

 

Bruce Chambers

 

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