Mounting a Windows home directory and other Samba shares
Samba is an Open
Source/Free Software software package that can be used to enable
Windows clients to seamlessly interact with UNIX/Linux servers.
The "windows" directory found in a CSE user's home directory is
shared out using Samba, which allows it to be automatically mounted
as the 'Y:' drive for CS users on CSE Windows computers. This is the
place to store data you want to access using Windows. It is available
from any CSE computer and is backed up nightly.
Mounting your 'Y:' drive over a VPN connection
You may find it convenient to map your windows directory to a drive
on a home computer or laptop running Windows. The following steps
outline the procedure for mounting your 'Y:' drive over a VPN connection:
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Make a VPN connection to the CS VPN server.
See the Windows section of the VPN Connection
help page.
***This is required! If you do not follow this step your network
packets will be blocked***
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Right click on My Computer.
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Choose map network drive.
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Choose Y: for a drive letter.
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Use
\\caligula.cs.umn.edu\<your_cs_username> as the
folder name.
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Click "Connect using a different username" to set your username to
be your CS username. When entering your username, be sure to put it
in the format "CS\<your_username>". You will need to be sure
to include the "CS\" for authentication purposes.
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Enter your CS Windows password.
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Choose OK.
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Click Finish.
Mounting other drives over a VPN connection
Grades
Professors and TAs need to store grade information in a secure location.
The place to do this is the grades directory on caligula.cs. Contact the
Systems Operator to have a grades
directory set up for your class.
To access a class grades directory remotely from a Windows host,
follow the steps outlined above for mounting a 'Y:' drive, with the
following exceptions:
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Select a different drive letter in step 4.
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For the folder name in step 5. use
\\caligula.cs.umn.edu\grades
Class web sites
Professors and TAs may find it useful to map the directories for class
web sites. Contact the Systems Operator
to have web space set up for your class.
To access a class web directory remotely from a Windows host, follow
the steps for mounting a 'Y:' drive, with the following exceptions:
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Select a different drive letter in step 4.
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For the folder name in step 5. use
\\caligula.cs.umn.edu\Classes
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