Accessing share

Windows>>>RUN>>> \\ip_address\share_name

Or you can map the drives from Windows Explorer too.

Make sure the computers have the same workgroup as the server.

If you enter the credentials incorrect about more than two times, you got to log off the computer or restart it.
The better way is to remove your Windows credentials under user Accounts, then re-map the drives properly.

Disconnect/remove all shares currently on your Windows, then log off the computer.
Log back in, and re-map the drives.

If you think you may enter wrong credentials that prevent you access the shares, this how you remove them:

Control Panel>>User Accounts>>Credential Manager>>>Manage Windows Credentials
Click the dropdown, then click 'Remove'

Why you want to use more than one user to map the drives?
Here's the work around:

Edit C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, add several host names for your server's IP. e.g.,


10.64.1.2 fileserver


10.64.1.2 fileserver2


10.64.1.2 myfileserver


Then use these host names to access your shares. like the follows,


\\fileserver\share1


\\fileserver2\share2


\\myfileserver\share3