What protocol is used for Network Drive?

[t***@gmail.com]

If you are using Windows, you can map a remote system's disk to a drive

at Explorer->Tools->Map network drive. I wonder what protocol (or
simply, what kind of service) does Windows use to recognize a network
drive and to communicate with it.

I mean, there are several applications that create "network drives" on

the user's system which is not actually network drives. For example,
there are some programs that map any FTP server to plain Windows
network drive. Can I can get any information about the protocol? I
searched the internet but I couldn't find it. The only thing I found
was WebDav, and it doesn't looks like what I'm looking for because
virtual folders created by WebDav is different from network drives
(they have no drive letter and their icon is a folder not a drive.)
Any
information would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Arkady Frenkel]

SMB
Arkady

Post by t***@gmail.com
If you are using Windows, you can map a remote system's disk to a drive
at Explorer->Tools->Map network drive. I wonder what protocol (or
simply, what kind of service) does Windows use to recognize a network
drive and to communicate with it.
I mean, there are several applications that create "network drives" on
the user's system which is not actually network drives. For example,
there are some programs that map any FTP server to plain Windows
network drive. Can I can get any information about the protocol? I
searched the internet but I couldn't find it. The only thing I found
was WebDav, and it doesn't looks like what I'm looking for because
virtual folders created by WebDav is different from network drives
(they have no drive letter and their icon is a folder not a drive.)
Any
information would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Ben Voigt]

Post by Arkady Frenkel
SMB

newer versions of which are renamed CIFS (Common Internetworking File
System)

Post by Arkady Frenkel
Arkady

Post by t***@gmail.com
If you are using Windows, you can map a remote system's disk to a drive
at Explorer->Tools->Map network drive. I wonder what protocol (or
simply, what kind of service) does Windows use to recognize a network
drive and to communicate with it.
I mean, there are several applications that create "network drives" on
the user's system which is not actually network drives. For example,
there are some programs that map any FTP server to plain Windows
network drive. Can I can get any information about the protocol? I
searched the internet but I couldn't find it. The only thing I found
was WebDav, and it doesn't looks like what I'm looking for because
virtual folders created by WebDav is different from network drives
(they have no drive letter and their icon is a folder not a drive.)
Any
information would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Arkady Frenkel]

That really separated, for 9x/ME MSFT continue to called it SMB and fot NT
base Oses ( W2K/XP/Vista ) they called it CIFS
Arkady

Post by Ben Voigt

Post by Arkady Frenkel
SMB

newer versions of which are renamed CIFS (Common Internetworking File
System)

Post by Arkady Frenkel
Arkady

Post by t***@gmail.com
If you are using Windows, you can map a remote system's disk to a drive
at Explorer->Tools->Map network drive. I wonder what protocol (or
simply, what kind of service) does Windows use to recognize a network
drive and to communicate with it.
I mean, there are several applications that create "network drives" on
the user's system which is not actually network drives. For example,
there are some programs that map any FTP server to plain Windows
network drive. Can I can get any information about the protocol? I
searched the internet but I couldn't find it. The only thing I found
was WebDav, and it doesn't looks like what I'm looking for because
virtual folders created by WebDav is different from network drives
(they have no drive letter and their icon is a folder not a drive.)
Any
information would be appreciated. Thank you.