Netbios always as user 'Guest'

[phyzlo]

Hi,

I have 2 question about mapping drives.

1. On one of my computers on my LAN I have trouble mapping a drive
using Run->"\\myfileserver". Windows always tries to connect as the
user 'Guest'. I'm using Windows XP on this machine, but it probably
works the same as Win2000 ?. Usualy when I try mapping a drive
using the above method I get a login dialogbox where I can enter
both username and password. Where is the user 'Guest' comming from ?

2. If I use Run->"\\myfileserver" to map a drive the username and
password are cached in windows as long as I'm logged into windows.
But what if I want to connect to the same drive but with another user ?
It doesn't seem to be any way to log off or clear the cache. The only
way is to re-login into windows. Is there a better way ?

Thanks for any info,
Phyz

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

the basic rule is both computers have the same username and password. If you want to connect to the same drive using the different username without re-logon, you may want to use net use command with the /u switch or create a batch file.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Hi,

I have 2 question about mapping drives.

1. On one of my computers on my LAN I have trouble mapping a drive
using Run->"\\myfileserver". Windows always tries to connect as the
user 'Guest'. I'm using Windows XP on this machine, but it probably
works the same as Win2000 ?. Usualy when I try mapping a drive
using the above method I get a login dialogbox where I can enter
both username and password. Where is the user 'Guest' comming from ?

2. If I use Run->"\\myfileserver" to map a drive the username and
password are cached in windows as long as I'm logged into windows.
But what if I want to connect to the same drive but with another user ?
It doesn't seem to be any way to log off or clear the cache. The only
way is to re-login into windows. Is there a better way ?

Thanks for any info,
Phyz