On Monday, October 22, 2018 at 1:42:22 AM UTC+5, Paul wrote:
> Arlen Holder wrote:
> > On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 00:37:18 -0400, Paul wrote:
> >
> >> \\192.168.7.23\datadisk
> >>
> >> instead of
> >>
> >> \\bob\datadisk
> >
> > Hi Paul,
> > Can you help unstuck us on doublebackslash syntax?
> >
> > The doublebackslash syntax works _great_ with WebDAV servers on Android:
> > <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8605173dir05.jpg>
> > For example this mounts Android filesystems over WiFi as a removable drive:
> > net use X: \\192.168.1.6@8080\DavWWWRoot\
> > NOTE: This has a huge advantage that "DavWWWRoot" is a WebDAV keyword!
> >
> > But, I can't figure out the doublebackslash syntax for FTP servers!
> > <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4785408ftpshare01.jpg>
> > <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8734999ftpshare02.jpg>
> >
> > This doubleslash syntax works just fine as a "network location"
> > (Using the default of "francis" for both the login & passwd.)
> > ftp://francis:fra...@192.168.1.6:2221
> > <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=4785408ftpshare01.jpg>
> >
> > But I can't, for the life of me, figure out the doublebackslash syntax!
> > <http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=8734999ftpshare02.jpg>
> > Since these syntax attempts fail every time for me:
> > dir \\francis:fra...@192.168.1.6:2221
> > net use \\192.168.1.6@2221\Root
> > etc.
> >
> > I suspect DOS will work just fine, if we can just figure out the syntax.
> > Can you, or anyone, help us figure out the FTP doublebackslash syntax?
> Mapping a share to a drive letter, works for smb.
>
> https://www.howtogeek.com/118452/how-to-map-network-drives-from-the-command-prompt-in-windows/
>
> FTP is a different URI and protocol.
>
> There's an example of mapping an FTP site here.
> I'm not convinced this is exactly what you want.
>
> https://www.thewindowsclub.com/map-an-ftp-drive-windows
>
> When they do it here, it doesn't have a drive letter.
> What exactly has been mapped ? What is the access syntax ?
> Explorer is supporting the URI, rather than some other
> layer.
>
> http://cybernetnews.com/cybernotes-map-a-ftp-to-a-drive-in-windows/
>
> I would have to set up an FTP server to test. Something
> I don't normally keep running here.
>
> This goes to a whole bunch more trouble to achieve
> that result. It's an "ftp use" equivalent to "net use",
> complete with adding what appears to be a parallel stack
> for storage. This appears to be free.
>
> https://www.ferrobackup.com/map-ftp-as-disk.html
>
> Paul
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