Re: Network Passwords, make Win2k like XP?
From: David Bolt (davebolt_at__ANTI_SPAM_compuserve.com)
Date: 08/31/04
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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:45:39 +0100
Ah! We have an Active Directory. Do I have to do something to make Windows
2000 workstations use it?
Dave
"Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
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> 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
> news:uK10F0bjEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > 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
> > news:sr9Yc.332925$%_6.39769@attbi_s01...
> >> 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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