Correct, but it still requires access to the data via \netbios-alias\share rather than just \share.
NetBIOS aliases also requires a running WINS server if you're traversing subnets to access the server. WINS is getting to be a rare thing in my experience.
Jeff Mery - MCSE, MCP National Instruments
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From: "Parisi, Justin" Justin.Parisi@netapp.com To: "Bill Holland" hollandwl@gmail.com, "Chaim Rieger" lists@up-south.com, toasters@mathworks.com Date: 02/26/2009 03:09 PM Subject: RE: cifs shortcut question Sent by: owner-toasters@mathworks.com
Not true.
You can use a netbios alias:
https://now.netapp.com/Knowledgebase/solutionarea.asp?id=ntapcs1857 http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/ontap/rel7251/html/ontap/filesa g/accessing/task/t_oc_accs_creating_NetBIOS_aliases.html
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Holland [mailto:hollandwl@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 3:54 PM To: Chaim Rieger; toasters@mathworks.com Subject: Re: cifs shortcut question
You can't
CIFS naming paths are \servername\sharename
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chaim Rieger" lists@up-south.com To: toasters@mathworks.com Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 3:28 PM Subject: cifs shortcut question
path to cifs share is \irfl2.company.corp\irfiles
however i want it to be mounted via
\irfiles
how do i go about doing this ?
irfiles.company.corp is in dns already
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Chaim Rieger