Accessing a department network (Microwave) drive

Question

• How do I access a network folder from my personal computer?

Environment

• 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/dept and click Connect
• 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\dept and press Enter on the keyboard
• 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/dept
• 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