6. Accessing Your Ethernet Disk Over The Network
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LaCie Ethernet Disk
User’s Manual
6.1.2. Microsoft Windows 95, 98 and NT
For Microsoft Windows 95, 98, and NT users, if you cannot find the LaCie Ethernet Disk from your workstation, try using the
Windows search tool.
From the
Start
menu, select
Find
and then
Computer
. Enter the server name and click
Find Now
. Windows will search your
system and after a little while, the LaCie Ethernet Disk should appear in the result window. Click on the icon, and you will then
be asked to enter a username and password.
Tech Note:
Windows 95 and 98 Users –
To access your shares under Windows 95 and 98, you will need to
create a user on the LaCie Ethernet Disk with the same username and password as your log in for Windows. This
is due to a limitation in Microsoft’s operating system.
6.2. Mac Users
6.2.1. Mac OS 9.x
From the
Apple
menu, select
Network Browser
,
Chooser
or
Connect to Server
. In
Chooser
, click the
Appleshare
icon. Your
server should appear in the list with the default name (
LACIE-XXXXXXXXX *
). Select it and press
OK
.
Tech Note:
The default name for the LaCie Ethernet Disk will always be LACIE- followed by 9 random characters
(letters and numbers). This manual will refer to this default name as LACIE-XXXXXXXXX.
6.2.2. Mac OS 10.x
Under Mac OS 10.x, click
Connect to Server
in the
Go
menu, and then enter the IP address of your LaCie Ethernet Disk. A
list of shares will appear. Click on the shares that you want open and press
OK
. Enter a valid username and password. The
new shares will be placed on your desktop.
6.3. UNIX Users
You can connect your LaCie Ethernet Disk using Samba. Please consult the Samba manual, or ask your administrator, for
detailed information on how to connect using Samba.
