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atmos:citation:soft:mount_network_drive [2012/09/06 14:30] – aneumannatmos:citation:soft:mount_network_drive [2022/05/25 14:49] (current) – michael.willette.1
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-====== How to mount a networked drive on Windows XP ======+====== How to mount a networked drive on Windows ======
  
 To un-mount a network drive, right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Disconnect Network Drive'.  Select the drive to un-mount and select the 'OK' button. To un-mount a network drive, right click on 'My Computer' and select 'Disconnect Network Drive'.  Select the drive to un-mount and select the 'OK' button.
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 4.  Where it asks for a folder type the server address for the drive, for the /nas drive use the following: 4.  Where it asks for a folder type the server address for the drive, for the /nas drive use the following:
  
-Folder: \\archive.aero.und.edu\airborne+Folder: \\aircraft.atmos.und.edu\aircraft
  
-5.  Check the "Reconnect at lognon" so this only has to be done once.+5.  Check the "Reconnect at logon" to connect the driver at each logon.
  
 6.  Click "Finish" the drive should mount after a few seconds.  If things don't mount and you are ask for a username and password, make sure you have 'aerospace\' before your username, i.e. 'aerospace\delene'. 6.  Click "Finish" the drive should mount after a few seconds.  If things don't mount and you are ask for a username and password, make sure you have 'aerospace\' before your username, i.e. 'aerospace\delene'.
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 ====== How to mount a networked drive on Linux ====== ====== How to mount a networked drive on Linux ======
  
-This tutorial will demonstrate the steps to mount a networked drive permanently using the fstab (for desktops) and temporarily (for laptops).+This tutorial will demonstrate the steps to mount a networked drive on system boot using the fstab (for desktops) and temporarily (for laptops).
  
 For both types of devices, if the networked drive is password protected, a credentials file will need to be created. For both types of devices, if the networked drive is password protected, a credentials file will need to be created.
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       username=jsmith       username=jsmith
       password=xxxxxxxxxxxx       password=xxxxxxxxxxxx
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 +3.  Create a directory to contain the networked drive (i.e. /nas)
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 +===== Mount a networked drive on system boot on Linux =====
 +
 +This method is best for devices such as destops which are connected to the network when the system is booted.
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 +1.  Change directories to the /etc/ directory.
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 +2.  Add the following line to the fstab file:  Note that 'id -a' can be used to determine your uid and gid which you should use instead of xxxx.
 +      //citation2.atmos.und.edu/airborne /nas            nsf    defaults 0 0
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 +3.  Reboot the computer to test that the computer mounts the networked drive upon start up.
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 ===== Mount a networked drive temporarily on Linux ===== ===== Mount a networked drive temporarily on Linux =====
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