You can use file manager such as Nautilus to connect to webdav server. cadaver: A command-line WebDAV client for Unix. with it i can successfully log on and view the contents of the share, but the files don't behave right and are not copy-able. A short name will be similar to a locally mapped drive name. bat at logon and place it in the startup folder. It prompted me for a username and password and then mapped the drive. Step 5: Verifying the WebDAV Servlet Installation At this point, the WebDAV servlet class files have been added to the \classes directory, the Java Web Server has been configured to use the WebDAV servlet instead of the default. Make sure that the command does not return any errors. In contrast to FTP, though, WebDAV works better through firewalls and can be password-protected and encrypted.
I trying to setup webdav and map it as a network dirve (the client machine is 2008R2 SP1, too).
Net use webdav command line This net use command is used to cancel a network connection.