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- On your keyboard press Windows key + R
- In the box, type the following:
\\server-name\folder-name
- server-name is the name of the server (A list of all servers is at the bottom of this page).
- folder-name is the name of the folder you want (ie "offices," "misc," etc.).
- e.g. winfiles\offices
- In the next small window, locate the text box labeled "User name" and type your username. Type your network password into the area indicated. Provide your login credentials (username and password) when prompted and click the OK button.
- Underneath the username and password boxes, make sure that the domain shows up as WHITMAN.
- If the domain does not show up as WHITMAN, in the "User name" box, type WHITMAN\username where username is your network username.
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Mac OS X
To connect Mac OS X to a windows file server, go to the Go menu, and select ' Connect to Server...'. In the resulting window, type the following in the topmost text box:
smb:// server-name.whitman.edu
(replacing server-name with the appropriate name - see Servers at the bottom of this page)If you wish, click the " +" button to the right of the box. This will add the server to your "Favorite Servers" list , as shown in the below figurefor more frequent use.
Click the Connect button at the bottom of the window.
After clicking Connect you will be prompted for your username and password.
- Be patient, the connection may take a few moments. Eventually, the above window should disappear. In the next screen, you You will be prompted to 'Select the volumes you wish to mount'. Select the folder you want to connect to.
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