Mounting BackupBus as an external hard drive in Windows

Samba is a program that can create Windows shares. While this protocol isn't really meant for sharing over the internet (it WILL be slow), it can still be useful at times to access your account. You can actually mount it as a hard drive.
You must have VPN setup for this to work.

Step 1

Get to the command prompt:

Start -> Run

Under the Run prompt, type:

cmd

Step 2

Mount the share as the U drive

C:\>net use U: \\10.12.12.1\homes PASSWORD /user:USERNAME

Remember to replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with your correct information. Remember, this only works if you are connected to your VPN.

Optionally, you can just have it prompt for your password:

C:\>net use U: \\10.12.12.1\homes * /user:USERNAME

Step 3

Browse the newly mounted hard drive.

Start -> My Computer -> U: