Coupla thots: 1. If your web app runs in the user context, that would entail a lot of mapping overhead every time a connection launched the app. Even with UNCs, much of the overhead remains.
2. I recently ran into an issue that made me less happy with UNCs. If you need move data to another server, UNC references have to be changed at the client. Script-based drive mappings are much simpler to manager. (Does anyone remember VMS Logical Names?) I've started using UNCs with DFS-based shares so I can relocate data invisibly to the client. /kenw > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: January-04-08 2:13 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Persistent Mapped Drive > > Thanks... don't particularly care for the drawbacks but will try to > mitigate with obscurity. > > > Roger Wright > Network Administrator > Evatone, Inc. > 727.572.7076 x388 > ____ > > No trees were harmed in the sending of this message - but billions of > electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Kelsay [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 3:32 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Persistent Mapped Drive > > Two ways. > 1. Set a GPO or local policy to select a script during startup as > opposed to login: > Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Scripts(Startup/shutdown) > Drawback, settung the user and password setting in the script 2. Run > the > same script from the registry "Run" key. Same drawback. > > > I am doing this on a server to map a remote drive for an application > that cannot use UNC connections and must have a drive letter. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Wright [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 15:19 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Persistent Mapped Drive > > I need to map a drive to a network share and have it remain even when > no > one is logged in. Checked the " Reconnect at logon" box and maps the > connection again when logging in, however, I need this drive to be > consistent for a web app. > > > > Roger Wright > Network Administrator > Evatone, Inc. > 727.572.7076 x388 > ____ > > "Certain brief sentences are peerless in their ability to give one the > feeling that nothing remains to be said." - Jean Rostand > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
