Re: XP dial up logis scripts and secure remote

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From: Ian C (ianclark100_at_blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: 02/04/04 

Date: 4 Feb 2004 01:30:23 -0800

Unfortunately even when checking the logon via dial up check box the
Laptop has already connected to the network before the SecuRemote asks
for authentication so as XP cannot access any lonon server it logs on
with cached info and if you turn off asynchronous login the laptop
won't logon at all.

Is there no way to force XP to run the logon script when it carries
out the background refresh once the network is available??

"Bill Sanderson" <Bill_Sanderson@msn.com.plugh.org> wrote in message news:<u729GOn6DHA.3804@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>...
> I don't know if this will help--probably not--but:
> My understanding is that you won't get logon scripts unless the user chooses
> to logon via the dialup connection, at the initial logon screen.
>
> I'm not familiar with secure remote, so I have no idea whether this is
> possible with your restrictions. Rereading, I'm pessimistic!
>
> "Ian C" <ianclark100@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:75939727.0402020853.7cb023c0@posting.google.com...
> > I'm sorry if this has been answered before but after spending an hour
> > or two searching I can't find an answer that helps.
> >
> > I need to get an XP laptop to connect to our NT Domain and execute a
> > logon script.
> >
> > This sounds easy until you add a dial up connection and Secure remote
> > software to the equation.
> >
> > The laptop dials the number and authenticates on the RAS server then
> > XP logs on but because secure remote hasn't granted access to the
> > domain resources the laptop logs on with cached information.
> > Subsequently when the secure remote access has been granted the logon
> > script and drive mappings are not then made.
> >
> > I have tried selecting 'wait for network connection' for logging on
> > within the registry and the laptop won't even log on far enough to run
> > the SecuRemote software.
> >
> > Unfortunately the rules here where I work are such that I can't just
> > write a batch file to kick off the script. The users need to be able
> > to log onto their laptops using cached information when they are
> > working remotely so I can't just disable caching of profiles. Local
> > user accounts are not permitted.
> >
> > This all worked with windows 98 as the logon script would run after
> > the domain password was entered after connection had been made. Is
> > there any way of attaining the same functionality from XP?? And if so
> > How??
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help in this.

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