Mapping A Network Drive In The Recovery Environment; Configuring Network Connection Settings - Symantec GHOST 14 Manual

166 Recovering a computer
Using the networking tools in the recovery environment

Mapping a network drive in the recovery environment

Configuring network connection settings

If you started the networking services after you started the recovery environment,
you must map a network drive. This lets you browse to that drive and select the
recovery point that you want to restore.
If there is no DHCP server or the DHCP server is unavailable, you must provide a
static IP address and a subnet mask address for the computer on which you are
running Symantec Recovery Disk.
See "Configuring network connection settings "
After you provide the static IP address and subnet mask address, you can enter
the recovery environment. However, because there is no way to resolve computer
names, when you run the Recover My Computer Wizard or the Recovery Point
Browser, you can only browse the network by using the IP addresses to locate a
recovery point. You can map a network drive so that you can locate the recovery
points more effectively.
To map a network drive in the recovery environment
1
In the recovery environment main window, click Network, and then click
Map a network drive.
2
Map a network drive by using the UNC path of the computer on which the
recovery point is located.
For example: \\computer_name\share_name or \\IP_address\share_name
You can access the Network Configuration window to configure basic network
settings while running in the recovery environment.
To configure network connection settings
1
In the recovery environment main window, click Network, and then click
Configure Network Connection Settings.
2
If you are prompted to start networking services, click Yes.
Getting a static IP address
If you want to restore a recovery point that is located on a network drive or share,
but you are unable to map a drive or browse to the drive/share on the network
(usually caused by the lack of an available DHCP service), you can assign a unique
static IP address to the computer that is running the recovery environment. You
can then map to the network drive or share.
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