9.1 Adding a Network Place

From a Windows 2000 or XP workstation, you can add a Network Place (formerly known as a Web folder) that points to a share on the OES server by doing the following:

IMPORTANT:The directory you are linking to must already exist on the OES server and fall within the scope of a defined share. Also, the directory’s owner (eDirectory Samba user) must have the same login name and password as a user on the Windows workstation you are using.

Share names and the server directories they point to are defined by using the Samba Management plug-in for iManager or by editing the /etc/samba/smb.conf file on the OES server. For more information and setting up shares, see Section 8.5, Typical Samba Configuration Scenarios.

  1. Log in to your Windows workstation.

  2. From your desktop, access My Network Places.

  3. Double-click Add Network Place.

  4. On Windows XP, do the following:

    1. In the Add Network Wizard dialog box, click Next.

    2. Select Choose another network location, then click Next.

    3. In the Internet or network address field, type either the IP address of the server or the Samba server name followed by the share name as follows:

      \\Samba_host_or_IP\share_name

      where Samba_host_or_IP is the IP address or name of the Samba server (by default this is hostname-W) and share_name is a share name specified in the /etc/samba/smb.conf file (the most common share name is homes).

      Share names and the server directories they point to are defined in the /etc/samba/smb.conf file on the OES server. For more information and setting up shares, see Section 8.5.1, Setting Up a Workgroup and Shares (Access Points).

    4. Click Next.

    5. (Optional) modify the name of the Network Place to a more intuitive name, such as My Home Directory.

    6. Click Next.

    7. Click Finish.

      The folder opens, ready for access.

  5. On Windows 2000, do the following:

    1. In the Location field, type the Samba server name and share name as follows:

      \\Samba_host_name\share_name

      where Samba_host_name is the name of the Samba server (by default this is hostname-W) and share_name is a share name specified in the /etc/samba/smb.conf file (the most common share name is homes).

      For example, to access the homes share on a server with the host name myserver, you would type \\myserver-w\homes in the Location field.

    2. Click Next.

    3. (Optional) modify the name of the Network Place to a more intuitive name, such as My Home Directory.

    4. Click Finish.

      The folder opens, ready for access.

Network places are persistent and are automatically made available in Network Neighborhood each time the user logs in.