Mapping a directory on another computer to the website

[HerbAndEdnaWeinstein]

Hi,

I've got webspace served from my webserver, and its primary purpose is just to serve up files in a simple manner so that remote people with only basic computer knowledge can easily get the data they need.

I've got my inetpub\

http://wwwroot

directory, and any folder in there automatically appears as a browsable subfolder.

For instance, the contents of c:\inetpub\

http://wwwroot\myData

are accessible from the web as "

http://www.mydomain.com/myData".

No IIS config was required to make this happen, all I did was add the "mydata" directory in windows, put files in it, and it automagically worked.

I've got a folder on another computer I want to publish in the same way, and it is shared as drive X:. An MS help document told me that I should add it as a virtual directory to my website, but I should not use "X:" in the path definition. Instead, I should use the UNC path: "\\myOtherComputer\webshare".

I did what it said, but when I try to look at the new directory via the web browser, it tells me the location does not exist.

Any ideas? Thanks for any guidance!!
herbie

 

[gwillr]

In order to use the UNC method, the other computer you wish to link must be configured as part of your 'network' , that is, the same network that the server is on. You can then configure IIS to link to it.

Gary