Connects
a computer to or disconnects a computer from a shared resource, or
displays information about computer connections. The command also
controls persistent net connections. Used without parameters,
net use retrieves a list of network connections.
Syntax
net use [{
DeviceName |
*}] [
\\ComputerName\ShareName[
\volume]] [{
Password |
*}]] [
/user:[
DomainName\]
UserName] [
/user:[
DottedDomainName\]
UserName] [
/user: [
UserName@DottedDomainName] [
/savecred] [
/smartcard] [{
/delete |
/persistent:{
yes |
no}}]
net use [
DeviceName [
/home[{
Password |
*}] [
/delete:{
yes |
no}]]
net use [
/persistent:{
yes |
no}]
Parameters
DeviceName
: Assigns
a name to connect to the resource or specifies the device to be
disconnected. There are two kinds of device names: disk drives (that
is, D: through Z:) and printers (that is, LPT1: through LPT3:). Type an
asterisk (*) instead of a specific device name to assign the next
available device name.
\\
ComputerName
\
ShareName
: Specifies the name of the server and the shared resource. If
ComputerName
contains spaces, use quotation marks around the entire computer name
from the double backslash (\\) to the end of the computer name (for
example,
"\\Computer Name\Share Name"). The computer name can be from 1 to 15 characters long.
\
volume
: Specifies
a NetWare volume on the server. You must have Client Service for
NetWare installed and running to connect to NetWare servers.
Password
: Specifies
the password needed to access the shared resource. Type an asterisk (*)
to produce a prompt for the password. The password is not displayed
when you type it at the password prompt.
/user
: Specifies a different user name with which the connection is made.
DomainName
: Specifies another domain. If you omit
DomainName,
net use uses the current logged on domain.
UserName
: Specifies the user name with which to log on.
DottedDomainName
: Specifies the fully-qualified domain name for the domain where the user account exists.
/savecred
: Stores the provided credentials for reuse.
/smartcard
: Specifies
the network connection is to use the credentials on a smart card. If
multiple smart cards are available, you are asked to specify the
credential.
/delete
: Cancels
the specified network connection. If you specify the connection with an
asterisk (*), all network connections are canceled.
/persistent:
{
yes
|
no
}
: Controls
the use of persistent network connections. The default is the setting
used last. Deviceless connections are not persistent.
Yes saves all connections as they are made, and restores them at next logon.
No does not save the connection being made or subsequent connections. Existing connections are restored at the next logon. Use
/delete to remove persistent connections.
/home
: Connects a user to the home directory.
net help
command
: Displays help for the specified
net command.
Remarks
-
Connecting and disconnecting from a network resource
Use net use
to connect to and disconnect from a network resource, and to view your
current connections to network resources. You cannot disconnect from a
shared directory if you use it as your current drive or an active
process is using it.
-
Viewing connection information
To view information about a connection, you can do either of the following:
-
Type net use DeviceName to get information about a specific connection.
-
Type net use to get a list of all the computer's connections.
-
Using deviceless connections
Deviceless connections are not persistent.
-
Connecting to NetWare servers
After
you install and run Client Service for NetWare, you can connect to a
NetWare server on a Novell network. Use the same syntax that you use to
connect to a Windows Networking server, except you must include the
volume you to which you want to connect.
-
Using quotation marks
If the ServerName that you supply contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (that is, "Server Name"). If you omit quotation marks, an error message appears.
Examples
To assign the disk-drive device name E: to the Letters shared directory on the \\Financial server, type:
net use e: \\financial\letters
To
assign (map) the disk-drive device name M: to the directory Mike within
the Letters volume on the \\Financial NetWare server, type:
net use m: \\financial\letters\mike
To connect the user identifier Dan as if the connection were made from the Accounts domain, type:
net use d:\\server\share /user:Accounts\Dan
To disconnect from the \\Financial\Public directory, type:
net use f: \\financial\public /delete
To connect to the resource memos shared on the \\Financial 2 server, type:
net use k: "\\financial 2" \memos
To restore the current connections at each logon, regardless of future changes, type:
net use /persistent:yes 
