Mounting Your Home Directory From Home
Modem access has been removed as of May 30, 2009.
Home users please note that mounting your home directory from home normally works
if you are dialing into Rutgers through our modem pool. When using DSL or cable modems,
you need to install vpn. Visit this page for more
information.
Also note that you need to turn off encrypting
password so that your PC can talk to the servers. This is done via editing a
registry key entry. Click here or see "Password
Cleartext" at the end of the document.
To mount your home directory, right-click on the "My Computer" icon, located on the desktop, and
choose "Map Network Drive..."
The "Map Network Drive" dialog box will appear, asking you to choose an
available drive letter to associate with your network account, as well as
the path your account is associated with. It will follow the format of 2
backslashes, the system your account is on, backslash, your username. For
example:
Click "OK."
An alternative way to do this is to use the command "net use" as follows:
1, Go to "Start," "Programs," and open up the DOS window.
2, Enter the following command:
net use h: \\crab\your_user_name
The format is as follows: the command "net use," space, two backslashes,
the system your account is on, backslash, your username.
The system will prompt you for the password.
When finished, umount your home directory with the command
net use h: /DELETE
There is an option of reconnecting this network drive whenever you
start up your office computer. If you intend on using your account often,
this might be an option you choose to have. Simply check off the box, and
your network account will automatically mount everytime you start up your
computer. Choose "OK" when complete. You will be asked to enter your
password. Click the "OK" button when you are finished, and you will have
successfully mounted your network account. The new drive can be found by
double-clicking the "My Computer" icon on your desktop.
Password Cleartext:
In order to successfully map your network home directory, Windows (95/98/2000/ME/XP/NT) must be setup to use
"Password Cleartext." This feature controls how your password is sent to the server. This
feature may already be enabled. If, for any reason, you need to manually enable password cleartext, there
is a registry setting that will need to be edited. You may need to use a registry editor tool to change
your registry key according to your version of Windows as follows:
Win95/98:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP]
"EnablePlainTextPassword"=dword:00000001
Win2000/XP:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkStation\Paramete
rs]
"EnablePlainTextPassword"=dword:00000001
WinME:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP]
"EnablePlainTextPassword"=dword:00000001
Windows NT:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters]
"EnablePlainTextPassword"=dword:00000001
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