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How to Add a Network Location in Windows 10

Posted on September 25, 2022February 4, 2023 by admin

In this tutorial you will learn how to add a network location to Windows 10. This will allow you to access a file share remotely by connecting computers on the network. The main benefit to adding a network location is that it will be permanently saved in file explorer. This allows you to avoid typing the network address of the location each time. As well as easy management of multiple network shares. When you are finished you should have a new location added to the Windows Explorer Network Locations list.

Open File Explorer

You can open File Explorer by clicking on the folder icon in the taskbar or by pressing “Win+E” on your keyboard.

Navigate to This PC

Now you will need to click on “This PC” (the computer icon on the left) in your File Explorer.

Open Add Network Location Dialog

After navigating to the “This PC” window you have to right click then click on “Add a network location”.

Click Next

welcome to the add network location wizard

Now that the Add Network Location window is open press the “Next” button.

Set Network Location to Custom

Afterwards click on “Choose a custom network location”. Then click “Next” to continue.

Enter Network Address

Now you will need to enter the IP address and the name of the share, then press “Next”.

Confirm Credentials

A window will open asking you to enter the shares credentials. Enter the credentials and press “Next” to continue.

Enter a Share Name

You will then be asked to type a name for the network share. I will be using “My share”. Then you will click on the “Next” button.

Network Location Added

The Network Location has been successfully added. Click on the “Finish” button to open the share folder.

View in My PC

You can find the Network Share you just added by navigating to “This PC” in the left column of File Explorer. You will see the share listed under “Network locations”. You have now completed the tutorial. If you would like to learn how to create a network share continue reading below.

How to Create a Mapped Network Drive in Windows 10

If you want an in depth tutorial on creating mapped network shares in Windows 10 click the link below.

Map a Network Drive in Windows Tutorial

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How to Create a Mapped Network Drive in Windows 10

Posted on September 23, 2022December 1, 2022 by admin

This tutorial will teach you how to create a network share in Windows 10. You can use any hard drive or folder on your computer to share. This will easily allow you to access any files you want on your local network. This allows you to avoid using USB flash drives or portable hard drives to transfer files. We will be using the file sharing feature built into the operating system. You will be able to successfully share your files by reading below.

Open File Explorer

First, you will want to open your file explorer by clicking on the folder icon on your taskbar, or pressing Windows+E simultaneously on your keyboard.

Choose Drive or Folder to Map

Next, you will navigate to the folder you are trying to share. If you are sharing a full hard drive, click on “This PC” in the left column.

Open Properties

Right click on the folder or hard drive, and click on the ‘Properties’ option.

Navigate to Sharing Tab

Once the folder or hard drives property tab opens, click on the ‘Sharing’ tab.

Advanced Sharing

Click on the advanced sharing button.

Open Permissions Dialog

Click on the ‘Share this folder’ checkbox, then click the ‘Permissions’ button.

Set the Permissions

Select what file permissions either everyone accessing the folder has available, or certain users by clicking ‘Add’ and adding in new users. If you want full access to read and write files, select all of the check boxes on the left. Then click the “OK” button to continue.

Close Advanced Sharing

Click on the OK button to close the advanced sharing dialog window.

Open Share Dialog

Now that you have set up the sharing permissions you need to setup the share. To begin click on the “Share…” button.

Choose User(s) to Share With

Type in the user you want to use when accessing the folder from the network. You can also add other users if you have different users you would like to have access to the folder.

Confirm Network Discovery Dialog

After you click “Share” you will get the above dialog. This is asking you to turn on network discovery for file sharing. You need to enable this for the network share to function. Click on “Yes” to continue.

Network Sharing Completed

Congratulations! You have now completed all the steps towards sharing a folder within your network. You can now access it from other computers by mounting a network share or accessing it directly by typing the above link to the folder. In this case, the folder URL would be:

\\DESKTOP-NEBQU34\Users\sysop\Documents\ShareFolder

You can mount a network share on another computer by following the steps below.

Mounting a Network Share (Full Guide)

If you want an in depth tutorial on mounting network shares in Windows 10 click the link below.

How to Add a Network Location in Windows 10

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How to Use the Alias Command in Linux

Posted on September 13, 2022November 12, 2022 by admin

In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own custom alias commands in Linux. Setting up a Linux alias is a very easy thing to do. Aliases are very beneficial as they save a lot of time, such as remembering long or complicated commands. We will be adding our own aliases by editing the “.bashrc” file. This tutorial will work on virtually all Linux distributions. Continue reading below to get started.

Open the Terminal

The first thing you need to do is open a new Terminal window in Linux.

Edit the .bashrc File

Once you have the new terminal window open, enter the command nano ~/.bashrc and press Enter. This will open your .bashrc file using the nano text editor. The .bashrc file is a script that runs every time you launch Bash. You can add commands here for customizing and automating your Linux environment. If you open the file and it is blank it means you do not already have it (the file). The file will be created once you save using Ctrl+X, press the Y key, then press Enter.

Add the Command Alias’s

Towards the top of your bashrc file you will want to add a few new lines. Afterwards you can begin typing your alias commands. The format to use is alias aliasname=”Linux Command”. For example one of my aliases is ‘alias pg=”ping google.com”‘. When the command “pg” is ran, it will ping Google. The possibilities with aliases are endless. After adding your custom aliases simply save and close the file.

Reload the Bash Configuration

Next you will have to reload the .bashrc file to reload the changes you just made. To do this type “source ~/.bashrc” and press Enter. The alias is now ready to be used.

Test the Linux Alias’s

To use your custom Linux aliases type the command that was written for it. In my example I used “pg” to ping google.com. Above is an example of the custom alias command running.