Map a Network Drive and Printers in NT?

[Fra]

Hi all
How can I map a network drive and a printer in Win NT and in Win 95?
Can I iport the dos command line and type the command "Net use...." or
is there a different way?
And could you also tell me how to ping with a Python script? And maybe
how to let this script analyse the result.

I couldn't find it on the Tutorial, neither on the FAQ. Am I wrong?
Thank you,

Greetings,
	   Francesca