All Entries Tagged With: "share"

Where are those shares?

When you install Windows, there are a number of administrative hidden shares that are already configured in the operating system. What character denotes a hidden share?

How can you hide a share?

You’d like to create a share on your computer, but you don’t want to publicly advertise the availability of the share. How can you create a hidden share?

What command line option connects to shares?

You’d like to use the command line to connect to a Windows share on your central file server. Which command can be used at a command prompt to connect to a network share?

A) NET CONNECT

B) SHARE USE

C) SHARE CONNECT

D) NET USE

E) O HAI CONNECT THE SHARE PLZ

What command line function connects to file shares?

Windows Explorer provides a useful GUI interface for the process of connecting to remote file shares over the network. What command can be used at the Windows command line to accomplish the same thing?

What is the significance of a dollar sign on a network share name?

When working on a PC, you notice that a network share ends in a dollar sign. The share name is DAILYRPT$. What is the significance of a dollar sign on the network share name?

How do you connect to a Windows share?

You would like to connect your computer to a shared folder on a central file server. What command line option should you use to connect to the Windows share?

The invisible network share

You can connect to a network share, but no files are visible and you’re not getting any error messages. Other users of the same share can see hundreds of files. What could be the problem?