Re: Network Passwords, make Win2k like XP?

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:32:41 GMT

Have the users select properties/options on their VPN connectoid and check "include
logon domain". I don't know of a way to configure that with Group Policy however.
There may be a way to roll out connection properties with CMAK but I have not tried
it myself. The win2000.rras_routing newsgroup may have more info on that. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/cmak_ops_85.asp
 -- CMAK

"David Bolt" <davebolt@_ANTI_SPAM_compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:OJaVztujEHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:YnwYc.256389$eM2.159834@attbi_s51...
>> Can't think of anything else except if you are in an AD domain have the
> vpn users
>> logon to the VPN with the domain name option. --- Steve
>>
>> "David Bolt" <davebolt@_ANTI_SPAM_compuserve.com> wrote in message
>> news:uK10F0bjEHA.3608@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > Yes, that does work, but when the Windows 2000 machine starts it can not
>> > access the share, no internet connection yet. If I leave the mapping
>> > persistent, I still seem to have to specifically enter username and
> password
>> > to get access to the shared location after every time the PC has been
>> > re-started.
>> > Any more ideas?
>> > Thanks
>> > Dave
>> > "Steven L Umbach" <n9rou@n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net> wrote in message
>> > news:sr9Yc.332925$%_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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