How to Access Data Across a Domain Script

On a large network, you may have several domains connected together. When you browse your local domain, you do not see the resources on the other, external domain. You can write a quick Windows MS DOS script to connect to a resource on another domain. You map the drive on the external domain computer, so you can share files and printers with the other computer user.

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  Click the Windows "Start" button and type "cmd" into the text box. Press "Enter" to open your MS DOS command line.

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  Type "net use" and press "Enter." This displays all the current drives you have mapped to your computer.

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  Type "net use \\domain_compute_name\drive" where "domain_computer_name" is the external domain computer's name and "drive" is the shared folder or drive to which you want to connect. Press "Enter" to execute the command and connect to the computer.

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  Click the Windows "Start" button and click "Computer." This displays all drives on your computer, including the newly mapped drive. Double-click it to test your connection.