Network Drives not disconnecting

[Guest]

When I connect to work from home I map several network drives. Those drives
remain visible in Windows Explorer after I manually disconnect them. Even
re-starting Windows Explorer does not remove them.
I am the most current sefice level on Windows XP. Can anyone point me in the
right direction to fix this?
Thanks,
Bill.

 

[Guest]

That's because Explorer makes mapppings persistent by default. An
arrangement that has many security implications, because the mappings can
survive a reboot even without the share-password being supplied, meaning that
a misappropriated computer can be used to bypass network security.

To change this behaviour, issue

NET USE /PERSISTENT:NO

at each startup. (Create a batchfile in the startup folder to do this
automatically)

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

That's because Explorer makes mapppings persistent by default. An
arrangement that has many security implications, because the mappings can
survive a reboot even without the share-password being supplied, meaning that
a misappropriated computer can be used to bypass network security.

To change this behaviour, issue

NET USE /PERSISTENT:NO

at each startup. (Create a batchfile in the startup folder to do this
automatically)

This command needs to be issued only once for each user.
It then becomes part of the profile and is remembered for
all subsequent session. You can therefore issue it from the
Command Prompt - no need to create a batch file.

 

[Guest]

Thanks but one more question. By doing this, can I later re-map without any
problems the nect time I need to log into work from home? My home PC is
mainly for personal use with occasional need to connect to my work network.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Turning off "persistency" simply prevents Windows from
remembering mapped drives. This lets you map new
drives without getting irritating messages about remembered
connections.