Re: Mapped drive not reconnecting

From: Pegasus \(MVP\) (I.can_at_fly.com)
Date: 01/27/05


Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:25:26 +1100


"SPD" <info(at)smithfieldpd.com> wrote in message
news:OKZoGY8AFHA.2112@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Win2K Pro workstation on a mixed workgroup Netware 5/Windows 2000 LAN
using
> Novell Client 4.83. Created a new profile on the workstation and mapped F:
> to Win2K server and J:, K:, & L: to the Netware server using Windows
> Explorer Tools. Drive mappings are fine until shutdown or reboot. On
logon,
> F: maps to the Netware server. I can remap the drive manually but it won't
> reconnect after logon. Tried using the Netware map utility with same
> results. I am checking the Reconnect after Logon box and yes, the user has
> been added to the Windows 2000 server. No other profile on this
workstation
> fails to reconnect to the Windows 2000 server. Any suggestions would be
> appreciated.
>
>

You would be far better off using an explicit logon script
to restore network connections instead of relying on some
tick boxes. A sequence of

net use s: \\SomeServer\SomeShare

will do very nicely.



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