how would i know the hostname..? im trying to get the ip of the Network Drive.

Have yah tried net use ?

Quite embarsing.. apparently net use shows drive names, and ips. This is embarasing because i have rooted nt before. blah, anyway, thanks. This fourm post should be burned after this last question so noone will find out i asked a newbie question...

net share admin$=T:\ /add will work?

ok, i have a network drive here at school... T:, how can i get its ip? the drive has been renamed \CADLAB\Public, so i dont know its ip. I am also in need of enableing admin$ on the T too.. please help.

from the command line (start->run->cmd.exe)

ping -a [hostname]

It is not the syntax my boy...

This is the full Syntax

NET USE [devicename | *] [\\computername\sharename[\volume] [password | *]]
[/USER:[domainname\]username]
[/USER:[dotted domain name\]username]
[/USER:[username@dotted domain name]
[[/DELETE] | [/PERSISTENT:{YES | NO}]]

Dont get confused with it, see the example

NET USE F: \\REMOTEPC\ADMIN$

Hey man, right click the DRIVE letter (Mapped drive) and check whether there is any hint.. I mean, could you find the Computer name there?.. If yes, go to command prompt and type the below command to get the IP

PING <Computername>

Hope that, it will help you..!!
Manu

havent posted here in a bit.. this is what i have found out...

A.) net use dosent work because the school is using Novell so when i type that instead of an ip, it comes up as a dir.

B.) i cant right click because of restrictions in place on the computer.

keep the ideas comming guys :-).

EDIT--->

i dont need the ip of the pc, so ping <pcname> wont work.

won't a netstat while transfering from/to the network drive do it?