Re: Network Passwords, make Win2k like XP?
From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 08/30/04
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Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:35:36 GMT
Can't think of anything else except if you are in an AD domain have the vpn users
logon to the VPN with the domain name option. --- Steve
"David Bolt" <davebolt@_ANTI_SPAM_compuserve.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, that does work, but when the Windows 2000 machine starts it can not
> access the share, no internet connection yet. If I leave the mapping
> persistent, I still seem to have to specifically enter username and password
> to get access to the shared location after every time the PC has been
> re-started.
> Any more ideas?
> Thanks
> Dave
> "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
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>> The "stored credentials" is a feature new to Windows XP and not available
> in Windows
>> 2000. You can however select "connect with different username" when you
> map a drive
>> in Windows 2000 to enter alternate username and password for that
> connection which
>> may be worth a try. --- Steve
>>
>>
>> "David Bolt" <davebolt@_ANTI_SPAM_compuserve.com> wrote in message
>> news:OVQYI9UjEHA.1312@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> > The office network is based on a Windows 2000 server and uses
> 192.168.16.x
>> > ip addresses. It also acts as a VPN Server.
>> >
>> > Scenario 1
>> > Remote client machine is running Windows XP Pro. To work with the home
>> > network, the remote user makes a connection to The Internet, then the
> VPN
>> > connection. Now, it is a while since I set this up, but I am quite sure
> that
>> > I told the remote users to make a connection to the server using a drive
>> > mapping, which allows the username and password for the office network
> to be
>> > input, and stored. After the first time, as long as their password does
> not
>> > change on the office server, they can just use the application without
>> > re-entering username and password.
>> >
>> > Scenario 2
>> > Remote client machine is running Windows 2000 Pro. The user makes the
>> > connection in the same was as above, but every time they connect they
> have
>> > to click the shortcut on their desktop to the server's file space and
> then
>> > input username and password. Once this has been done, they can carry on
> as
>> > with XP.
>> >
>> > What I want to do is simplify the connection procedure for the Windows
> 2000
>> > users as much as possible. In particular, it would be nice if the office
>> > network username and password were stored in some way as with XP.
>> >
>> > Any ideas?
>> > Thanks.
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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