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How can I map to an FTP server as a drive?
A Web Exclusive from FAQ for Windows
October 14, 1999
John Savill
Network
InstantDoc #14486
FAQ for Windows
A. Its possible to configure a machine to map to a FTP server as a
drive (for instance the Microsoft site) providing the machine runs both NetBEUI
and TCP/IP. Perform the following:
- Perform a NSLOOKUP for the FTP site, e.g.
nslookup ftp.microsoft.com
make a note of the IP address
- Edit the LMHOSTS file (in %systemroot%\system32\drivers\etc)
- Add line
<ip address> MicrosoftFTP #PRE
e.g. 207.46.133.140 MicrosoftFTP #PRE
- Save the file
- Open a CMD.EXE session. Enter command:
nbtstat -R
This purges and reloads the name table cache
- Type command:
net view \\MicrosoftFTP
You should see information on the site
- Now map a drive (to share data)
net use * \\MicrosoftFTP\data /user:anonymous
- All done. It will pass a drive letter for the connection
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Reader Comments
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This tip doesn't work for me.
Is there any other thing I miss out?
I need the way to make this tips work, any idea?
Chan Yen Jet -August 31, 2000
But what if the FTP server does not run on port 21 ??
Albert Vos -October 11, 2000
I tried to use this tip with W2000 (both server and client) but it does not work. Any suggestion?
Enrico Di Cesare -February 06, 2001
I tried this too on Windows 2000 Pro, and couldn't get it to work.
John Savill, what am I doing wrong?!
Nanda Holyoak -December 10, 2002
It didn't work for me either, I'm on windows 2000 with SP4. Does this tip work on 2000?
Eva Tam -July 02, 2004
You need Netuei installed as a network service on the FTP machine for this to work.
Anonymous User -March 17, 2005
Oops NETBEUI that is. That has to be installed on the FTP server.
http://www.kandleconsulting.com
Anonymous User -March 17, 2005
This solution has nothing to do with FTP. It applies to mapping a drive to ANY server running NetBEUI. The real question should be how to get a mapped drive to reference an ftp address using the FTP protocol, for example, how to map ftp://anonymous@ftp.microsoft.com to a drive letter. Aside from using third party utilities (like WebDrive), I haven't found a way to do this.
Anonymous User -March 26, 2005
This isn't FTP. The author is a moron.
Anonymous User -April 14, 2005
Use NetDrive from Novell for FTP.
Anonymous User -April 21, 2005
yeah! MORON!!!! STUPID!!!! IT IS NOT FTP! HOPE THIS SOLUTION GET SCRAPPED!
Anonymous User -July 21, 2005
It concernes me that the author has an FAQ on the internet about Windows. (Unless its about how to clean them.)
Anonymous User -August 03, 2005
All commenters please note:
this requires FTP and NETBEUI, and accesses it through samba.
Anonymous User -August 19, 2005
NetDrive works fine on a Win 2000 Pro laptop mapping to TYPSoft FTP server. Apparently these are both freeware.
http://www.acs.uwosh.edu/novell/netdrive.htm
http://wizyo.sytes.net/
Anonymous User -August 25, 2005
Here's an article you might find helpful: http://blog.gadgetgurutech.com/2005/10/14/mapftp/
GadgetGuru -October 20, 2005
NetDrive is not free. I received the following from Novell Customer support on January 9, 2006:
You must have purchased or purchase Netware 6 or iFolder in order to use Novell NetDrive. Call me if you need further help and we can connect you with a Tech Specialist.
Regards,
Melissa
Melissa Niu
Government Inside Sales
Novell, Inc.
http://www.novell.com
mniu@novell.com
(801) 861-1618 phone
(801) 861-6317 fax
gschultz -January 09, 2006
hello , i tried it but its not working ????!!!!!!!
can someone say it in steps again to find whats wrong with my steps ... ?
abc6701660 -July 11, 2007
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