Accessing maytag from VPN and non-Domain machines
The following is a step-by-step guide to connecting to maytag, the CS central file server, from a Windows machine that is not in the department Active Directory domain.
There are two methods for accessing the file server: 1) Connect to the Windows DFS proxy that emulates the UNIX file heirarchy. 2) Connect to maytag directly. Choose whichever is more convenient for you.
Method 1: Connect to the Windows DFS proxy
- If you are using the VPN to connect, first make sure you have set up the DNS search path.
- Open a command window (i.e. click Start, then Run, and type CMD.)
- At the command prompt, enter:
net use y: /user:WIN\username \\windfs\dfs - After entering your Windows password, the root CS file system will be mounted as your Y: drive.
- If you'd like to access your home directory as the Z: drive, enter the command:
net use z: \\windfs\dfs\home\username - To remove the Z: drive connection, enter the command:
net use z: /delete
Method 2: Connect Directly to the File Server
- Enter \\maytag.cs.brown.edu into any file browser (or in the run command). You will soon be prompted for username and password. Your user name is WIN\username and the password is your normal Windows password.
- The share hierarchy on maytag is different than the file hierarchy in UNIX. To locate your home directory, for example, login to a Unix machine and run the command mount | grep username. You will then see the share on which your home directory exists.
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