Re: VPN - Mapped Network Drives

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Crina,

Thanks for your reply. However, my mobile users are all on Broadband so they
cannot use the "log on using dial up connection" can they?

""Crina Li"" wrote:

Hi Ripley,

You may also want to consider reading the following information:

As I know, if you want to get the VPN connection before logging in, you can
select the "log on using dial up connection" when you boot up and get the
Logon On window, VPN connection will be established before the user logging
on and then the domain user can log on the domain via the VPN connection
and the Group Policy can be applied to the domain user.

If you can not find the option, you can click the Options to get it.When
the computers are in a workgroup environment, there is no "log on using
dial up connection".

As I know, you can log on using local account and then create a VPN
connection as following and then you can initiate the
connection prior to logon.

1. Right click My Network Places and select Properties.
2. Use Create a new connection wizard to add a connection to SBS.
3. Log off and then log on to the domain and select Log on using dial up
connection.
4. Click OK and you will get the Network Connection dialog.
5. You can select the VPN connection you have created just now.
6. Test if you can log on to SBS.

In addtion, the following documents are for your reference:

172125 How to Always Use the Log On Using Dial-Up Connection Option
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=172125

Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Crina Li (MSFT)

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| Robert,
|
| Thanks for your reply. I have heard of CMAK before.
| If this is the only way to do it, I will search the internet and find the
| relevant documentation on how to configure for my mobile workers.
|
| Thanks.
|
| "Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:
|
| > In this case, you may want to use CMAK so that the VPN client will
establish the VPN first and then map the network drive. This search result
may help,
| >
| > How to vpn automatically Add pre-setup VPN auto-connection by CMAK to
the Startup. 2. Create a logon batch with rasdail command to start the VPN
connection. ...
| > www.howtonetworking.com/VPN/autorasdial1.htm
| >
| >
| > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
| > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
| > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
| > "Ripley" <Ripley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:9E4DC1D5-0D50-44B0-9CAD-58B2B9237AB2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Wonder if anyone can help with this one ..... I don't know if it's
possible
| > or not.
| >
| > Got a bunch of mobile users (XP Professional) who use LAN laptops.
When they
| > go home, they connect up to their broadband, then VPN across to our
domain.
| > They are able to access Outlook, Intranet, UNIX system on our
network, etc.
| >
| > However, since they only have their Home drives set as "Offline
Files" they
| > are unable to access the main data share (which we have mapped as a G
drive).
| > This drive is mapped via a VB Script through the group policy so that
a LAN
| > PC gets the required drives at login.
| >
| > Obviously, when connecting from home this script isn't going to run
so they
| > aren't going to get their mapped drives. I've created a BATCH file on
their
| > desktop to map any required drives as and when they need them.
| >
| > Is there a way to have the VPN connection somehow automatically map
to
| > certain network shares upon connection at all? I'm thinking .... SBS
| > Connection Manager or Internet Explorer Connection Manager?
| >
| > Any ideas?
|


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