We use a batch file containing the following line for each share we want to map a drive letter for.
net use drive: \\server\share /user:domain\username %1 A user then executes the batch file providing their current password. This works well as you won't be prompted to password multiple times if you are attaching to differnt servers as we do. -----Original Message----- From: Frank Zastawnik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 29 April 2002 14:08 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [gb-users] VPN Client Connection At a bare minimum you could still require a user to enter the password in your batchfile. Net use drive: \\server\share * /user:domain\username The * will prompt for a password instead of trying the current password first and that way you also don't need to put the password in the batch file itself. I personally feel any user that can't enter their password when prompted needs to not be connected to anything I control. -----Original Message----- From: Hamish Cant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 7:49 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [gb-users] VPN Client Connection Alastair, We are still in the process of finalising our procedures for this. What we have done so far is add our internal WINS and DNS server addresses to the internet connection config (both as primaries) so that once a secure VPN connection has been made the user can use names to resolve connections. However you still need to authenticate with the NT Domain to establish a connection to a resource (ie a file share). The net use command can be used to do your drive mappings, just ensure you provide user name and password to authenticate. This could be done with a batch file for your user(s). The unfortunate side to this is you have a username/password in clear text on the user's PC. Additionally once the users password has been changed then the batch file needs to be updated to. Has anyone got any recommendations or notes from their experience? Regards, Hamish Cant BATES SMART 1 Nicholson St Melbourne VIC 3000 T +613 8664 6200 F +613 8664 6300 www.batessmart.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Alastair Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2002 12:25 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [gb-users] VPN Client Connection Hello I have a query regarding the application of the VPN client. It doesn't seem apparently obvious, once I've made a successful connection to my ISP and the secure VPN connection has been instigated, how to fully interact with our Windows NT based network domain. I would like to automate the process as fully as possible so that end-users can connect and browse to the network and can connect to network resources as they would if they were locally based. 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