Attaching A DB To A Network Folder

I'm trying to attach a db to a network folder.

I used the sproc sp_attach_db from master db to attach a test db to a local drive (c: est) and works fine.

EXEC sp_attach_db @dbname = N'myDatabase',
 @filename1 = N'C:TestmyDatabase.mdf'

---NO PROB. With this-----------------------------------------

but when i try to attach a test td to a network drive, (\computer est) does not work.

EXEC sp_attach_db @dbname = N'myDatabase',
 @filename1 = N'\computer estmyDatabase.mdf'

-----I get this error message -------------------------------------------

File '\computer estmyDatabase.mdf' is on a network device not supported for database files.

So i'm thinking that I can not use sp_attach_db sproc to attach a db to a network drive?

Is there any other way to attach a db to a network drive?

I even tried to map the network folder and it did not work.

EXEC sp_attach_db @dbname = N'myDatabase',
 @filename1 = N'z: estmyDatabase.mdf'

 

Yeah i forgot to tell you I'm using SQL Server 2000.
If you have ever run into this kind of situation, please let me know.

Thanks.

Irv