Stephane <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to map a network drive on my server (Win 2003) to reach my
> DVD drive on my local computer (XP). I'd like to install SQL Server
> from my CD drive. My local computer is not in a LAN with the server
> but I access the server from Remote Desktop.
Then this isn't going to work. You could, however, set up an RD session from
your PC to the server, specifying that you want to redirect local drives.
Then, on the server, look for your optical drive in the Explorer list, and
copy the contents to a temp directory on the server. You can use robocopy
(from the resource kit) or similar for this, rather than dragging...
robocopy \\tsclient\<driveletter>\ c:\temp\whatever\ /e /r:1 /w:1
It'll be slow, but once it's done you can run setup from c:\temp\whatever.
robocopy /??? will give you all the parameters.
>
> I can't map the network drive from the server event though I created
> the share and disabled the firewall for testing. Also, the
> permissions have been set for everyone although I'm trying to connect
> with the Admin account.
>
> I can't ping my computer from the server though. I guess this isn't a
> good thing?
You wouldn't be able to do that.
>
> Any idea of how to map a network drive with an IP address?
That's normally easy if you have network connectivity, but it isn't the
issue here. You've said you aren't on the same network and have only RD
access. Ain't no direct networking involved here.
>
> Thanks
>
> Stephane
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