four computers on a network

Hi i have four computers on a network with file sharing enabled. I would like to beable to get into the computer beside me. I would like to create a new drive letter and assign it to MYcomputer, so all i have to do is click on the new drive letter in mycomputer and i'm in the computer beside me. How can i do this in DOS?

I'm not sure completely what you mean, but you can use the following command to map a drive:

net use X: \\server\share /PERSISTENT:YES

The first step is you have to share the drive on the pc next to you. Call it something unique not just c drive.

Now you can map a drive or using explorer browse to the share and then in explorer \tools\map network drive you can associate a drive letter with this shared drive of the system next to you.

sorry but i con't grasp the logic,
let say i map a drive like so:
net use X: \\server\share /PERSISTENT:YES

then how do i know if its the computer next to me and not the computer 2 down from me. or does the net use command map all drives on the network and i just select one of them? Please help clarify.

Thanks in advanced

hI I GET A SYSTEM ERROR 67

THE NETWORK NAME CANNOT BE FOUND.

any ideas on how to find it?

you dont type this X: \\server\share /PERSISTENT:YES
you replace server with the name of the computer you are trying to connect to and replace share with the name of the share

net use x: \\yourcomputernamehere\yoursharenamehere /PERSISTENT:YES

how to find my share name?

sorry for being such a newbie i guess what i'm trying to say is that i understand that sharename is the share I wish to map, what i don't understand is what is share or what share can be? can it be a folder name on the other computer. any references on share would be much appreciated thanks

Hi,

Share means the file/folder/drive you wish to access over the network. Eg. system1 has a folder abc, you can only access folder abc from system2 if you have shared this folder.

In general, sharing means allowing access of folder/file/drive over the network.