Re: Problem with offline files and caching...
- From: "Doug Sherman [MVP]" <dsherman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 22:56:03 -0400
Try:
1. An lmhosts file:
IPaddress servername #PRE
2. If you are using the MS VPN client, at the login screen check the box
for Logon using dialup connection.
Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
"Kenneth Burger" <krburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Hquge.322519$R24.95683@fe05!news.easynews.com...
> One of our users uses offline files to store his files from his home
> directory on the network on his laptop. He then travels to other sites
and
> connects back to the server via VPN to access the shared drive. The
problem
> is this: the VPN client cannot connect until the user has already logged
> into the system. At this point, Windows believes the user is in offline
> mode, so even after connecting to the VPN, if the user types \\servername
> the only share he sees is the one where his offline files are stored, even
> though there are like 10 other shares on there, including the shared
folder.
> The problem goes away if I type in \\ipaddressofserver, but I'd rather not
> have to rely on this. I believe the reason this is occuring is because
the
> Windows offline files system caches the contents of the server that the
user
> has access to offline only and doesn't even attempt to connect to the
server
> when he types \\servername. Instead, it goes straight to the cache, where
> of course there is no shared directory. Is there a way to turn this
feature
> off without disabling offline files so that it will force Windows to check
> whether or not the user is online when he tries to type \\servername or is
> this a hopeless cause?
>
>
.
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