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The upgrade to the new servers and newer version of Novell Netware has enabled us to take advantage of some of the more advanced features of Netware. One of these new features, called NetStorage, enables remote access to network drives through a web browser.

Using NetStorage at home will allow you to download files from your H:\, I:\, or J:\ drives, edit them, and upload them again for access at work the next day. Due to security reasons, however, we've locked NetStorage access to campus addresses only. This means that you'll need to use the Campus VPN client when accessing NetStorage from off-campus.

After you've connected to the Internet and logged into the UF VPN client the procedure for connecting to and using NetStorage is really rather simple:

Open a web browser and goto the following URL: http://netstorage.eng.ufl.edu. Answer Yes to the Security Alert dialog. Type in your User name: and Password: in the Connect to grapevine.engnet.ufl.edu dialog (figure one).

Figure One

Once you are connected (figure two) you need to double-click on any of the drive letter or folder links in order to enter that drive/folder. To do something with an existing file, single-click the link in order to 'check' the selection box and use the File, Edit, or View menu items (a dropdown menu will display the available options). This will allow you to download, delete, rename, etc the file. For more information on using NetStorage click the Help link (this information is also available here.

Figure Two

NOTE: NetStorage makes extensive use of popups for some of its functionality. As a result it is best to disable the popup blocker or add grapevine.engnet.ufl.edu to the list of Allowed sites. To do this:

Choose Pop-up Blocker Settings... from the Tools - Pop-up Blocker menu (figure three). In the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog, type the website name, grapevine.engnet.ufl.edu, and click the Add button. Click the Close button.

Figure Three