Connecting to your LCB network folder (I: Drive) from your laptop or home desktop
If you want to connect to your LCB network drive (I: drive) from home, here are the steps:
1. If you connect to the Internet via a service provider other than the UO (e.g. Comcast, QWest), then you need to download and install the VPN (virtual private network) software available from http://micro.uoregon.edu/getconnected/ or obtain a duckware CD from computing services in the McKenzie building (room 151). You do not need to run the VPN software if you are connecting through the UO wireless network.
2. Each time you want connect to your I: drive from home, first run the VPN software. The VPN software does two things. It sets up a secure tunnel between your computer and the UO network and it gives you a UO IP address.
3. Open up any window (e.g. My Documents)
4. In the address bar, type in \\lcb1\undergrads\yourusername or \\lcb1.uoregon.edu\undergrads\yourusername. If you can’t see the address bar, go to View –> Toolbars –> Address Bar. For MBA students replace the undergrads with MBAs.
5. You will be prompted for a username and password. The username is in the LCB\yourusername format. The password is the password you use to logon to the computers in the Chiles computer lab.
6. You will now see your I: Drive files.
Note that it won’t be called “I: drive” on your computer unless you map your directory to your I: drive (not required though). To do this:
1. Go to Tools –> Map Network drive.
2. Change the drive to I: drive.
3. The folder is \\lcb1.uoregon.edu\undergrads\yourusername?
4. Click on Connect using a different user name.
5. Type in your username (LCB\yourusername) and password.
6. Click on OK then Finish.
Note that you will often see a “Cannot reconnect” error message when you turn on your computer after mapping your I: network drive. This error occurs because you are not connected to the VPN when you first login.
For Mac Users:
1. In Finder, go to Go –> Connect to Server
2. Type in smb://lcb1.uoregon.edu/undergrads/yourusername
3. Enter your LCB username and password when prompted (you don’t need the LCB\ in front of your username)
4. For MBA students replace undergrads with MBAs at step 2.
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