Map Network Drive Automatically?

[bilebalar]

Hi. VPN is up but I am just wondering can we have network drives mapped automatically as it would in the office? Right now, I have my users run a batch file after they get connected. Any ideas?

Thanks.

 

[LoopyLoo]

Doesn't your login script run when they authenticate on the domain?

 

[trailman73]

what o/s are they using?

geoff

 

[bilebalar]

loopyloo --- no, the logon script didn't run when we get authenticated. that's what i don't understand...

trailman --- we have XP Pro, XP Home, 98se, 2000 Pro and ME.

Thanks.

 

[shieldtechnical]

Write your batch file and drop it in the startup folder, assuming you are using a windows OS. use the %username% and %password% variables to make it continuous for multiple users.

 

[trailman73]

Okay you have a couple of options here. You are golden with Xp PRO and W2KPRO, for these just have the user check the box"login using dialup connection" when they initailly log in. This will prompt them for the VPN connection (as well as isp connection if needed) and they will login as if they were in the office, they'll get all their stuff. Now XP Home, I know it has problems with not being able to connect to a domain I am not really up with that O/S you'll probably need a batch file, but I am not sure. Win98 and ME, you will need them to cancel through the initial login (if you don't 98 won't try to login domain later) and then have them do their VPN connection and they'll get their stuff.

Let me know if you have any problems,

Geoff