What shares do I have access to? - On a windows machine press the windows button and the R key at the same time. This will open a run window. Type in \\fortlewis.edu\shares and click ok. This will bring up a window showing all shares that you have access to.
To map a drive on a windows machine:
Windows XP:
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right click your start button and choose explore
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On the top toolbar click tools>map network drive
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Change the drive letter to M: for your personal share or O: for a department share
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In the folder box type \\fortlewis.edu\shares\your share name (example; for your personal share type fortlewis.edu\shares\your username)
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If you do not know your username or the name of your shared departmental space please contact the Call Center at 7444.
Windows 7:
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right click your start button and choose open windows explorer
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On the top toolbar click tools>map network drive
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Change the drive letter to M: for your personal share or O: for a department share
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In the folder box type \\fortlewis.edu\shares\your share name (example: for your personal share type fortlewis.edu\shares\your username)
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If you do not know your username or the name of your shared departmental space please contact the Call Center at 7444.
To connect to a drive on a Macintosh:
First determine the name of your network resource using the following table
STUDENT M drive:
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Your username begins with... |
Network Resource Name |
defined as...
|
|
A or B |
StudentABCD/SharesAB |
all student accounts that begin with A or B (ex: ajdoe) |
|
C or D |
StudentABCD/SharesCD |
all student accounts that begin with C or D (ex: cjdoe) |
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E,F,G,H, or I |
StudentEFGHI/Shares |
all student accounts that begin with E,F,G,H, or I (ex: fjdoe) |
|
J |
StudentJ-O/SharesJ |
all student accounts that begin with J (ex: jjdoe) |
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K or L |
StudentJ-O/SharesKL |
all student accounts that begin with K or L (ex: kjdoe) |
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M,N, or O |
StudentJ-O/SharesMNO |
all student accounts that begin with M,N, or O (ex: mjdoe) |
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P,Q,R, or S |
StudentP-Z/SharesPQRS |
all student accounts that begin with P,Q,R, or S (ex: rjdoe) |
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T,U,V,W,X.Y,orZ |
StudentP-Z/SharesTUVWXYZ |
all student accounts that begin with T,U,V,W,X,Y or Z (ex: wjdoe) |
FACULTY and STAFF M drive:
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Network Resource Name |
Defined as |
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StaffUsers/Shares |
all staff accounts (don't know if you are staff? call 7444) |
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FacultyUsers/Shares |
all faculty accounts (don't know if you are faculty? call 7444) |
To map your drive
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Select Finder
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Open the Go menu and select Connect to Server
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Type smb://your resource name/shares/your username
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NOTE: you must replace your resource name with the resource name from the table above (ex: StudentAB)
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NOTE: you must replace your username with the username you use to logon to computers at Fort Lewis College (ex: ajdoe)
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Click connect
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If you are promted for credentials enter your regular Fort Lewis College username and password