How to: Issue commands on another computer via network without mapping drive.
Solution:
Open the 'MS-DOS Prompt' specify the 'Universal Naming Convention' (UNC) path to the shared resource in the DOS command or executable file.
NOTE: Any MS-DOS-recognized command can be issued at the MS-DOS Prompt in Windows 95. Your computer must be connected to a network to issue commands to another computer.
1) Click the 'Start' button to display the 'Start' menu.
2) Select 'Programs' and double-click the 'MS-DOS Prompt' icon.
3) Specify the (UNC) path to the shared resource in the DOS command or executable file:
a) To use a DOS command with a remote shared resource, type:
<command> \\<computer name>\<path>
(where <command> is the DOS command to execute, <computer name> is the name of the computer on which the shared resource is located, and <path> is the path to the shared resource).
EXAMPLE: To use the DIR command to examine the contents of the shared folder GAMES on the computer Server1, type:
DIR \\Server1\GAMES
b) To run an executable file located in a shared folder on a remote computer, type:
\\<computer name>\<path>\<filename>
(where <computername> is the name of the computer on which the executable file is located, <path> is the path to the shared folder containing the executable file, and <filename> is the name of the executable file).
EXAMPLE: To run the program Setup.exe located in the shared folder GAMES on the computer Server1, type:
\\Server1\GAMES\SETUP.EXE
