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Re: Mapping to 127.0.0.1

Joe Pluta wrote:
> "\\127.0.0.1\dir1\anotherdir\yetanother\keepgoing\twomore\finallythere",
> is there a lot of overhead whenever I access that folder?  And if so, is
> there another way around it?  In Unix, I'd just create a symbolic link.
> Is there a similar concept for Windows?

As John suggested, use subst to keep it within the most efficient layer.

If you must use a drive map, don't use the IP address ... use the
netbios name of your machine (although I'm not really sure you can map
to your own system).

david

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