[Samba] Strange Share Trouble

Scott Ehrlich
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 16:00:01 -0000

In the Windows world, you can refer to a drive/location either by letter
(A: - Z:) or via its Universal Naming Convention (UNC), such
\\companyserver\mydocs

Hope that helps.

Scott

At 09:55 AM 10/22/2002 -0600, Dan Tappin wrote:
>Here is a support e-mail from Cadpipe:
>
>What are UNC drives??
>
>Dan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerri Ness [mailto:cadpipe@telusplanet.net]
> > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:56 PM
> > To: Dan Tappin
> > Subject: Re: Cadpipe Question
> >
> >
> > Dan Tappin,
> >
> > With 5.4, if your network is not UNC drives, you should be able to
> > update the cadpipe.ini file in your windows directory to reflect the
> > location of your cadpipe programs. If your network is using UNC
> > drive locations, you should likely upgrade your Cadpipe.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > Jerri Ness
> >
> > Technical Support
> > AEC Design Group - Orange Technologies
> > www.cadpipe.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Vasquez [mailto:paul.vasquez@veritas.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 3:07 PM
>To: 'dan.tappin@orourke-eng.com'; Paul Vasquez
>Subject: RE: [Samba] Strange Share Trouble
>
>
>I agree. Do you know if Cadpipe even supports this functionality? Working
>for a software company, I would see this as a defect if it did not. At the
>least, a high priority enhancement.
>
>
>Paul
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dan Tappin [mailto:dan.tappin@orourke-eng.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:47 PM
>To: Paul Vasquez
>Subject: RE: [Samba] Strange Share Trouble
>
>
>Cadpipe's browser only allows you to select local drives.
>
>I have mapped both a SMB share and a normal Windows share... both do not
>work.  I think I am SOL.
>
>Dan
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Vasquez [mailto:paul.vasquez@veritas.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 2:29 PM
>To: 'dan.tappin@orourke-eng.com'
>Subject: RE: [Samba] Strange Share Trouble
>
>
>I am not running Cadpipe at all. Just thought since Cadpipe has "its
own"
>browser, it may want IPX/SPX instead of TCP/IP. Does Cadpipe work with a
>normal Windows share/mapped drive?
>
>PV
>
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