Map Network Drives in Mac OSX

General Steps:

  1. In Finder, click on "Go" and then on "Connect to Server". (image)
  2. In the "Server Address" box, type "smb://samba.egr.msu.edu/username" where "username" is your EGR username. (image)
  3. You will then be asked to authenticate to the network. For "Workgroup or Domain" enter "egr". Under the "Name" field enter your EGR username. Enter your EGR password in the last field. (image)

Drive Specific Instructions:

  1. Home Directory
    • The Home directory is personal space for each user.
    • Server Address: "smb://samba.egr.msu.edu/username"
    • Where "username" is your EGR username.
  2. Office Directory
    • Office is shared space setup for departmental groups.
    • Server Address: "smb://samba.egr.msu.edu/office"
  3. Research Directory
    • Research is shared space setup for various research groups.
    • Server Address: "smb://samba.egr.msu.edu/research"
  4. DFS Directory
    • DFS is a folder containing the other spaces listed above. Mapping it should eliminate the need to map any of the other network drives.
    • Server Address: "smb://samba.egr.msu.edu/dfs"
  5. Web Directory
    • Web is shared space for various groups dedicated for web sites.
    • Server Address: "smb://samba.egr.msu.edu/web"

 

Attention:
Computers outside of campus may not be able to map any of the drives and should consider using Fugu instead.