connecting to "invisible" computers

How to Connect to a Computer on your Network that you can't "See" in My Network Places

You're probably used to connecting to shares on other computers on your local network by opening the "browse list" in My Network Places and clicking on the name of the computer to which you want to connect. But did you know that you can still connect to shares on a computer that doesn't show up in My Network Places? You do this using the UNC (Universal Naming Convention) path. Here's how:

Click Start, Run.
In the Run box, type the following: \\[computer]\[share]
In this example, "[computer]" should be the computer name or IP address of the computer to which you want to connect, and "[share]" should be the name of the shared folder on that computer that you want to access.

- from WinXP News 149

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- from Cool Tricks and Trinkets #332