Mapping a Network Drive

Connect to your website without FTP client

Intro

• You can use this trick to access your web space without FTP client (eg FileZila).
• The trick is valid for all operating systems.

Implemetation

• Open your Computer. Click on Tools, Options, Network Drive.
• A window appears, click on the link visible at the bottom of this: Connect to a web site for storing documents and images.
• The "Add a network location" wizard appears. Click Next.
• Choose the location of this network and click Next again.
• In the address bar, type the network address of your host.
• Note that it must begin with the name of the FTP communication protocol, such as:
  • ftp://my_host.com.
• Click Next. In the window that appears, uncheck the Log on anonymously option.
• Enter your username and click Next.
• Choose a name for your network location and click Next.
• Click Finish.
• A window appears, enter your username and password.
• That's it!!
  • The location will be in your My Computer folder.

See also

Knowledge communities.

• Forum
• Network forum
• Windows forum
• Programming forum