How do I mount an FTP mount to a 'letter' ? 1

[stla]

I would like to make an FTP connection to a machine NOT on my network.

I have the ftp address, username and password and can connect in an Explorer Window (and exchange files).

Is it possible to do this using the standard Windows PRO explorer and 'mount' it to a letter - 'D' for example and then share this for other users in my network?

Best regards

 

[Auger282]

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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