Accessing a personal network (Microwave) drive

Question

  • How do I access my personal network folder from my personal computer?
  • How do I access my H: drive?
  • How do I setup my H drive?

Environment

  • Active Bowdoin faculty, staff, or student
  • Apple's macOS
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Linux

Resolution

Please note if you are attempting to connect to a network drive from off campus, connect to the Campus network via VPN before trying to connect.

macOS

  • On your computer, click on Finder in the Dock.
  • Click Go - Connect to Server from the Finder menu (menu bar)
  • Enter smb://microwave.bowdoin.edu/home/[username] and click Connect
    • [username] should be replaced with your Bowdoin username, which is the part of your email address before the @bowdoin.edu.
  • When prompted, enter your Bowdoin username and your password and click OK
  • After a few moments an Finder window will open with all of the courses available listed.
  • Browse into the folder you would like to access.

Windows

  • On your computer, click on the Start Menu (lower-left corner with the Windows logo)
  • In the search field enter \\microwave.bowdoin.edu\[username] and press Enter on the keyboard
    • [username] should be replaced with your Bowdoin username, which is the part of your email address before the @bowdoin.edu.
  • When asked, enter your Bowdoin username in the format as follows
    • username@bowdoincollege.edu (it is important that you use your username but that it is followed with the @bowdoincollege.edu).
  • Enter your password and click OK
  • After a few moments an Explorer window will open.
  • Browse into the course folder you would like to access.

Linux

  • Open a terminal shell
  • Run the following commands with root privileges
  • Replace USERNAME with your actual Bowdoin account, ie "jsmith", and do not include "@bowdoin.edu"
  • Please note there are no spaces between USERNAME, the comma, and "domain="
  • For example, to mount the Department drive:
    • mkdir -p /mnt/dept
    • mount -t cifs user=USERNAME,domain=BOWDOINCOLLEGE.EDU //microwave.bowdoin.edu/[username]
      • [username] should be replaced with your Bowdoin username, which is the part of your email address before the @bowdoin.edu.
  • Enter your Bowdoin account password when prompted
  • You will find the Microwave volume mounted under the "/mnt" directory.

Additional Help

If you need further assistance, please contact the Bowdoin College Service Desk

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