6. Once RAS is installed, it can be set to start automatically each time you boot, or you can start it manually. To start the RAS service, click the Start button on the Taskbar, trace to Settings , trace to and click Control Panel, then double-click the Services icon.

Select Remote Access Server and then click the Start button.

7. Set up a user ID and password from the User Manager. (Click the Start button, trace to

Programs , trace to Administrative Tools, then trace to and click User Manager.) Be sure to grant the user the permission to dial in from a remote PC.

8. To establish which drives and/or folders you want the remote user to access, open Explorer and then right-click the drive or folder you want to share. Select Sharing from the drop-down menu. Select Shared As and give the resource a name, such as Market Folder or C. The workstation is now set to allow a dial-in. The next time you want to allow the remote use of the PC, all that you must do is start RAS.

Mapping The Network Drive From A Remote To A Host Computer

To set up a host computer and to allow a network drive to map to your hard drive, or

to access the network drive from a remote computer, each computer must be running

network drive software.

Windows NT and Windows 9x include support to map network drives to other

Windows PCs. To map network drives to computers using other operating systems,

you must use third-party software.

The remote computer can use either a regular network connection or Dial-Up

Networking to connect to the host computer.

After you are connected, use Windows Explorer to map a network drive on your

computer. Follow the following directions:

1. While connected to a network, access Windows Explorer. Open the Tools menu, as

shown in the following figure, then trace to and click the Select Map Network Drive

command.

2. The Map Network Drive dialog box appears, as seen in the following figure. Select a

drive letter from the drop-down list.

3. Enter a path to the host computer. Use two backslashes, followed by the name of the

host computer, followed by a backslash and the drive or folder to access on the host

computer. For example, to access Drive C on the computer named MyrtleTree1, enter

\\MYRTLETREE1\C and then click the OK button.

4. The following figure shows the results of the drive map. There is a new Drive E

displayed in Windows Explorer. Folders listed on the right side of the figure are on the

host PC.

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