Re: Using cached credentials
- From: "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:54:46 -0400
Joey <Joey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
HELP! I started working this new job several months ago. I have
about 50 users that work from home regularly. I have them logging
into their laptops using their cached credentials and that works
great. They use Cisco VPN client and they are able to RDP into their
workstations at work.
Well and good.
However, we would like them not to RDP into
their workstation so that they can have access to the network drives.
We want them to use cached credentials to login to the laptop, use
our VPN client and then access their network drives.
Oh my heavens, why? The performance for any kind of file access over VPN is
not going to be great, even with smallish files. You are *much* better off
continuing to use RD - whether to their desktops, or to a Terminal Services
box (better still).
I created a
script to map these network drives automatically but the network
indicates it requires user credentials and passwords (which would be
okay) but when we put in the user's id and password it responds that
the user is already logged into the system and can't login twice.
We were able to get everything to work if we logged into the computer
using a local account, VPN into the network and then used the user's
id and password. I am sure it is probably a local computer policy
but can't seem to figure it out. Any help is appreciated.
I'm presuming the passwords haven't been changed on the server & not updated
on the client, and that your DHCP/RAS server is giving them the correct IP
info (no public DNS servers, for one).
When the user has the VPN tunnel enabled, make sure they can ping the server
by name (meaning, they can ping SERVERNAME and get a reply from
SERVERNAME.domain.com).
I personally like to 'delete all' ... then remap without creating a
persistent connection, so I'd then have them try:
net use * /del
net use x: \\server\share /persistent:no
But again, I don't think this is going to be a good solution for most users,
unless you are having them connect, sync to offline files via one of many
methods, and have them work on the local copy. TS/RD is so much more
efficient where bandwidth is concerned; all that's getting sent across the
wire are mouse/keyboard info & screenshots.
.
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