Lab Objective:
Learn how to map a network drive.
Lab Purpose:
Windows lets you create a shortcut to another drive or folder shared on your network by mapping that location. When you map a network drive, it shows up as a new drive under ‘This PC’ in ‘File Explorer’, so you can easily access the shared files you need to access, just like you would your local hard drive.
Lab Tool:
Windows 10
Lab Topology:
Use two machines either on your home network or on the same virtual network in VirtualBox.
Lab Walkthrough:
Task 1:
Ensure your PCs can ping each other and are in the same subnet. I have a NAT network in VirtualBox.
Task 2:
Create a shared folder on the first machine with the name “shared folder”, leave the default permissions.
Task 3:
On the 101-2 PC you created earlier, go to the Windows File Explorer by typing ‘File Explorer’ in the search bar. Click on ‘This PC – Computer – Map Network Drive’.
Task 4:
You can access a drop-down list of all the available drive letters. Choose letter Z or any other letter you wish.
Browse to the folder you created in the previous lab on 101-1 PC (or any available folder) then click ‘OK’ and then ‘Finish’.
Task 5:
Navigate back to Windows Explorer and you should see your Z drive listed on the left.
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