map network drive from PPTP logon ?

[scott]

Hi,

I have XP + 2000 pro users connecting to a PPTP service. The user names and
passwords are authenticated via domain AD. I thought that by adding a logon
script in the AD user profile that a mapped drive would appear on their
desktop.

When testing this with a new user account from an external source the logon
script doesn't even attempt to run from what I can tell. The internal logon
scripts run fine. It simply contains the test:

net use z: \\server\ share

Thanks for any help
Scott

 

[scott]

found this.

"Making a VPN connection is not a logon operation. It will not trigger a
logon script. You will need to use something else to trigger off the script.
Or you could try using the "logon using a dialup connection" option."

what else can i use to trigger the script ?

Scott

 

[scott]

Hi,

2K pro pptp connection to 2k server (AD authenticates)

- I enter local login details.

- I logged on using the "LOG ON USING DIAL UP CONNECTION" option from
remove 2k pc.

- I select the PPTP adapter, punched in the user, pass, domain details for
the remote domain.

- The adapter verifies, registers on the network, displays connected
details.

- My remote machine logs in ok.

I still dont have a mapped drive ?

Thanks
SCott

 

[scott]

ended up just sending all users a batch file i.e

net use z: \\server\share /user:username

they punch in the pass and it caches the info so its available after pptp
connection.

think this should work.
scott.

 

[Guest]

is there anyway to make the logon script execute automatically, when the user
logon ? (I am using the dial-up networking connection to the 2k ras server)

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

quoted from http://www.ChicagoTech.net
Logon script with VPN

To run logon script while establishing a VPN, you may have two options. 1)
create a batch including rasdial.exe plus mapping. 2) Use Connection
Manager.


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[Bill Grant]

The thing to consider is that making a PPTP connection is not a logon
operation. You are simply setting up an IP connection. So there is no reason
for a logon script to run. You need to actually do a logon, or use something
else to trigger off the script to run.