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[Guest]

I have a 2000 Advanced Server which I want to connect to remotely via XPs
(SP1,SP2). The server will also be a DC, which the XPs will logon to. In
addition, I want to share out (map to) folders on the server (which will be
available Offline), and do this all under the security of a VPN...

The Offline and mapping can easily be setup to occur during logon, but I do
not see an easy way to also establish the VPN connection during logon. Thus,
I would like to ask for some ideas on how to do this.

Thanks in advance,
Tom

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

On the XP machine, at the Logon screen, click Options and check the box for
Log on using
dial-up connection - the VPN connection is a dial-up connection for this
purpose regardless of how you connect.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[Guest]

Bingo, that did it. I thought it was something simple I was missing, as I
could not find any discussions on the issue.

Now that I have that solved (and this is probably something else I am
missing) - how would I get the logon to default/force the use of "Log on
using dial-up connection", for certain users? I thought there would be a
policy for that switch, but I can't find it.

Thanks again,
Tom

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Hmmm - dunno how to force this on a per user basis - you can't use a logon
script because they require you to ........well, logon.

You could edit the registry to force all users of the machine to logon this
way - See:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;172125

Probably not a good idea.

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP