User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

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Using LAN Manager Basic

Using Shared Directories

There are two ways to supply the password:

• Type the password at the end of the net use command.

For example, to supply the password region while assigning S: to the MID-

WEST shared directory on the \\SALES server, type:

net use s: \\sales\midwest region

• Type an asterisk (*) instead of the password at the end of the command.

LAN Manager Basic then prompts you for a password.

For example, to substitute an asterisk for the password in the previous example,

type:

net use s: \\sales\midwest *

The following prompt appears:

Password:

Type the password at the prompt. The password doesn’t appear on the screen

when you type it in in response to the prompt, which keeps the password conﬁ-

dential.

Using MS-DOS Commands with Shared Directories

You can use the network path of a shared resource as part of a path in some

MS-DOS commands. In this case, LAN Manager Basic connects to the

server sharing the directory when the command is performed, provided the

directory doesn’t require a password.

You don’t have to assign a devicename to a shared directory when the

network path is used as part of an MS-DOS command. When a devicename

is assigned, you can specify the devicename rather than the network path in

the command.

You can also use a ﬁle in a shared directory with any application that runs

under MS-DOS. For example, to edit the LIST.DOC ﬁle in the

\\SALES\MIDWEST directory with Microsoft Word, type:

word \\sales\midwest\list.doc