If you are a Windows 98/NT user, there is an additional setup step. Instructions are available.

WARNING:   If you delete a file on the UNIX system after connecting with Samba, it will NOT go into the local trash. This means that you can't undelete it easily.
 

Samba is a program running on the UNIX systems that permits you to access your UNIX files as if they were part of your Windows system. This means that you can do simple drag and drop file transfers between the systems, or use a wordprocessor on your PC to edit a file on the UNIX system. How about dragging some important files to the UNIX system so they get backed up automatically. (Please don't do this with systems/ applications files, you'll blow away your disk quota, but it's a nice way to back up a critical document file).

Once you've got Windows up and running, right click on the Network Neighborhood. Select Map Network Drive. You will be asked for a drive letter to use. Any letter not already in use will be fine. For the path enter \\mcrcr0.med.nyu.edu\Your_UNIX_Username. Uncheck the Reconnect at login - it wouldn't hurt much but it's not needed. Click OK.

If things are going properly, you should now be asked for your password. This is your UNIX password.

WARNING:   UNCHECK the Remember password box. If you leave this checked, anybody with access to the machine you're working on will be able to access your UNIX files. Even without this box checked, once you enter your password the system will remember it until you restart your computer, even if you disconnect the UNIX drive.

At this point your should see your UNIX drive listed in My Computer with the drive letter you selected. You can now use that drive just like any drive on your Windows machine. Even if you shut your system down, the next time you start the system the drive icon will still be there. The first time you try to use the drive you'll be asked for your password.

WARNING:   Your system will remember your password until you shut it down. Do NOT do this at a public computer, such as the one in MSB-174, and just walk off when you are done. Shut the system down when you are finished. Do not even do this in your own room or office unless the machine is physically secure and even then we strongly recommend against it.