client PPTP VPN access to Windows 2003 R2

[Guest kbgrunt]

Just switched from Novell to Windows Server 2003 R2. Individual remote users

(XP PRO SP2) use Microsofts PPTP VPN to access a SnapGear

router/vpn/firewall. Once connected users can access Unix servers as if

local, and used to run Novell login. Novell login script would map drives

for user. How does a remote user access Windows server resources, drive

mappings? PCs are set to boot up to Windows login for domain. Thanks.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: client PPTP VPN access to Windows 2003 R2

 

 

"kbgrunt" <kbgrunt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Just switched from Novell to Windows Server 2003 R2. Individual remote

> users

> (XP PRO SP2) use Microsofts PPTP VPN to access a SnapGear

> router/vpn/firewall. Once connected users can access Unix servers as if

> local, and used to run Novell login. Novell login script would map drives

> for user. How does a remote user access Windows server resources, drive

> mappings? PCs are set to boot up to Windows login for domain. Thanks.

 

Once you have set up a VPN connection, remote machines behave in exactly the

same way as if they had a slow local connection.

[Guest kbgrunt]

Re: client PPTP VPN access to Windows 2003 R2

 

Pegasus, I never see drive mappings to access files off the server; if i try

to map drive thru Windows Explorer I get several different error messages.

Is there a command to execute, or anything that would give me the drive

mappings or worst case, allow me to set a batch file to map drives? Thanks.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "kbgrunt" <kbgrunt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:ABD96895-DB02-4BB4-A735-9C259D7F997F@microsoft.com...

> > Just switched from Novell to Windows Server 2003 R2. Individual remote

> > users

> > (XP PRO SP2) use Microsofts PPTP VPN to access a SnapGear

> > router/vpn/firewall. Once connected users can access Unix servers as if

> > local, and used to run Novell login. Novell login script would map drives

> > for user. How does a remote user access Windows server resources, drive

> > mappings? PCs are set to boot up to Windows login for domain. Thanks.

>

> Once you have set up a VPN connection, remote machines behave in exactly the

> same way as if they had a slow local connection.

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: client PPTP VPN access to Windows 2003 R2

 

Standard stuff. To see current drive mappings:

net use

To map a new drive:

net use S: \\Servername\Sharename

To check the connection:

ping Servername

 

"kbgrunt" <kbgrunt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:059B5B5A-0CD9-4D3C-B9F1-F55267A58094@microsoft.com...

> Pegasus, I never see drive mappings to access files off the server; if i

> try

> to map drive thru Windows Explorer I get several different error messages.

> Is there a command to execute, or anything that would give me the drive

> mappings or worst case, allow me to set a batch file to map drives?

> Thanks.

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "kbgrunt" <kbgrunt@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:ABD96895-DB02-4BB4-A735-9C259D7F997F@microsoft.com...

>> > Just switched from Novell to Windows Server 2003 R2. Individual remote

>> > users

>> > (XP PRO SP2) use Microsofts PPTP VPN to access a SnapGear

>> > router/vpn/firewall. Once connected users can access Unix servers as

>> > if

>> > local, and used to run Novell login. Novell login script would map

>> > drives

>> > for user. How does a remote user access Windows server resources,

>> > drive

>> > mappings? PCs are set to boot up to Windows login for domain. Thanks.

>>

>> Once you have set up a VPN connection, remote machines behave in exactly

>> the

>> same way as if they had a slow local connection.

>>

>>

>>