About NetDrive
NetDrive allows you to map a drive on your
workstation and, via the internet, connect to a folder on Novell, Windows or
Linux server.
You can also map multiple drives to multiples servers. The drive mapping will
show up in Windows explorer and look and act like a
local
drive.
System Requirements
You need to have Windows 95 or above.
Installing NetDrive
The NetDrive installer can be downloaded from our
secure download site here. You
must log in to download, only current UW Oshkosh
employees and students are eligible to use NetDrive.
You can either save it to disk, or run it from its current location.
If you choose to save to disk, you must double click it afterwards to start the
install, otherwise it will start automatically.
Accept the defaults. A reboot may be required.
After the installation enter the netdrive software.
Click on New Site, enter a name for the site such as
"Lan2"
You will need to choose a protocol or server type you wish to use. You can
choose to use
WebDav or FTP. WebDav is
more secure and offers encryption it also will poll your novell
login script and map out
all of the drives as subfolders. WebDav is a newer
protocol developed by Microsoft. The FTP protocol is a stable
well tested protocol that has been around for a long time but has less features under NetDrive.
WebDav is the preferred way to connect.
For WebDav enter a site address of https://nds3.nds.it.uwosh.edu/oneNet/NetStorage
Make sure you select the appropriate server type of WebDav
Change the drive to the letter you choose. Ie S: or W:
Check Connect at login/Startup
Check Add to tray connect menu
Uncheck Anonymous/Public Logon
Enter your username. Depending on security concerns choose to enter password
and Save password box.
By default this will now connect you to your user directory on the novell network.
If you selected ftp as your protocol you may also wish to map other drives. To
do this
click on the advanced button and enter the folder you wish to connect to in the
Root Directory.
Here are some examples
//cols/soft/shared
//polk/soft/shared
//lab1/soft/shared
//campus_shared/shared
Off Campus Connection to Netware File Services
There are several ways for individuals to connect to there files from off
campus. All of these solutions assume you have internet access
and are able to get on the web. Which solution will work best for you depends
whether you are using a PC or a Mac, your needs,
what internet browser and plugins your
are working with, and your preference or comfort level with the solutions
provided below.
I have a PC and I am off campus and would like to connect to my
shared folders.
1. Netstorage ------The
link is http://nds3.nds.it.uwosh.edu/NetStorage/ enter
your Novell username and password
2. NetDrive
--------Solution describes how to map drive to Novell server using Netdrive Utility from Novell via Webdav.
3. FTP via FileZilla
(free utility)
I have a Macintosh and I am on or off campus with OS version 9.x or above.
You can also use FTP clients such as Fetch to connect to your files. Please contact the helpdesk if you would like to pursue this option.