Go>Connect to Server

[terrabyte]

Hi,
I am wondering if someone can explain what actually is happening when you press the Go>Connect to Server or "Apple + K". I am thinking of making a shortcut for it on Windows but not sure what exactly it does, is it similar to using telnet and connecting to a server?
Thanks

 

[miniConvert]

Erm, well in the way I use it, it connects to a file server, i.e. over AFP. We use it to connect to network shares etc. Mounts the share right up like a drive.

 

[zirkle2007]

What do you mean? Its connecting to a server, well, you have to know the address for it. Its basically connecting to another computer so you can share files and such with it.

 

[terrabyte]

Well does it just say to the server or machine, Log me in, here's my login name and password. Or is there something else happening in the background that I don't know about? Would this be like going to the terminal and using mount_afp.