Network drive identification/ MOUNT command for DOS

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From: Mark Buckaway
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 17:16

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UNIX sysadmins know about the MOUNT command to add file systems to thier unix
box. I would like to do something similar for DOS. That is add a "file system"
(ie. another drive) as a directory off my main drive. DOS includes the JOIN
command but this is incompatible with network drives. I am running Netware
Lite V1.1.

Some time back, I saw articles that were mentioning that it was possible to
change the "device descriptor" (please forgive me if this is NOT the correct
term) to make a network drive LOOK like a hard drive to DOS. My idea
encorporates writing a same utility to change the network drive "into" a hard
drive, spawn to the JOIN command, and switch the drive back to a network
drive. If it is possible to fool DOS in this manner, this should work.

All reference material I have says nothing of how to determine if a network
drive is such and not a hard drive. Does anyone know who to do this? Or have
code segments either in assembly or C on how to poke around memory for these
items. If all else fails, anyone know of a good reference book I can RTFM?

I am very knowledgible in C, know something about assembly. Any help would be
appreciated.

Mark

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From: root@cibbs.UUCP (Mark Buckaway)
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Subject: Network drive identification/ MOUNT command for DOS
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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 92 12:16:01 EST
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