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Motivation Behind This Cheatsheet

I needed an easy way to add network samba network drives using the command line. It mounts to a drive instead of going through the networks explorer. Also, using the command line was preferable as it allows for use in batch files.

The Cheatsheet

If you have a username and password, try using the net use command like this:
Also from Vista OPK Lab File:

net use g: \\<SERVERNAME>\winbits /user:<SERVERNAME>\userName password

g:

Where userName is the User name, followed by a space then the Password, which in this case is "password"

Delete a network drive with:

net use g: /delete

Further Discussion

I used this on windows xp originally. I think I remember using this on vista. Using in a batch file can hang a bit if you don't have connection do the network resource.

Use CAUTION when leaving your username and password in a batch file.They could be read by anyone reading the file, and they can be recorded in the command line history logs. I did it because the network was very low risk. Best practice would have you store your password and username in another (restricted) file.