Home folder not mapping to a WIN98 client. 1

[chrisg1]

Trying to set up a new network with 2K server, with mixed clients. The 98 machine seems to log in fine, I can browse to see the home folder, but it does not map to a drive letter that the user can see. I have the user profile set up like this:
Connect H: \\servername\homes$\test98. What are we doing wrong and/or missing?

 

[karmic]

Which folder is shared? is it homes$ or test98? How are you setting the home directory? in the users account settings? or login scripts?

If the test98 directory is the one that's shared, then the syntax would be \\servername\test98
Open a dos prompt (start, run, cmd, enter) and type in net share. This lists all the shared folders on the server.



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[kittenhammer]

I don't think Windows98 recognizes nested shares like that. You will need to share the folder so the share can be named \\server\share or whatnot.

 

[karlisi]

Windows 9x can map drive letter to share not to subdirectories, so in this case you need

net use  H: \\servername\homes$\

Windows 9x do not use home directory to drive letter mapping from user profile settings, you should use logon script for Win9x users.
Create .bat (not .cmd !!!) file with this

net use H: /home

Put this script file on NETLOGON share, write script name in 'logon script' field in user properties for appropriate users.
It works for me.

 

[GlenJohnson]

Ah, yes, I love the old batch files. Good point. Star time.

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[chrisg1]

Ok, I think we finally got it right this time. Thank you all for your help. Now I have to start a new thread for help on our (ack!) DOS client.