Re: I really screwed up this time!

From: R. P. (r_pol12gar_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/22/05 

Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:39:32 -0700

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote:
> Once you've logged in using your domain account (using cached
> credentials), and have an IP address on the home network, you can map
> drives, use printers, whatnot, very easily - one way, in a command
> line:
>
> net use x: \\computername\sharename /user:computername\username
> <enter>
>
> MS KB article about the Net Use command - http://tinyurl.com/3bpnj

Well, I tried this but when I am logged into my domain account (through
VPN) I can't even ping my desktop PC to which the printer is attached. I
can ping it though when I am not in my domain account (the VPN tunnel is
out) but the net use command still would give me the following result:
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net use * \\MAINPC\LaserPrtr
The password is invalid for \\MAINPC\LaserPrtr
Enter the user name for 'MAINPC' : Boss
Enter the password for MAINPC:
System error 66 has occured.

The network resource type is not correct.
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I might add that prior to the above command I did make the printer
attached to my desktop PC (MAINPC) shareable with the printer under the
LaserPrtr share name.
This is really frustrating and I am not even a computer illiterate
person. I just use Unix more than Windows and I don't have time to
research and read long tutorials on how to connect printers to computers
on the local network. Something like this used to be much more intuitive
in WinME, without all this "net use" stuff.

Rudy