The problem – When offsite I logon to my computer locally then I use a third
party remote access provider to VPN into my office, but once connected
through the VPN I’m not asked to provide any authentication against the
server and therefore I have no access to the resources residing on the
server. To work around the problem I have to map a network drive and provide
\\server_name.domain_name.com\folder_name, then I’m asked to logon with LAN
credentials. First after providing a valid usern_name@domain_name.com and
the password I gain access to the server.

Is there a way I could force an authentication to the server once that VPN
is up and running so I would not have to go through the mapping steps every
time?

Thanks,

/Adde

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fantamejthisisgoodvarjedag

Start the VPN logon before logon to the laptop, this will create a secure
connection to the network and authenticate you against the domain. If your
VPN software does not support this then its rubbish. In that case logon
locally to the laptop, VPN to work, then RDP to your workstation (or a
server) where you must enter domain details and work as per normal.

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Steve G.
MCSA 2003 +M


"Adde" wrote:

Steve,

Thanks for the info. I'll have to do some research on the remote access
software we use... but right now I'm leaning towards a script that would
create the mapping and provide username and password in one single click.
That would work for me as well.


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fantamejthisisgoodvarjedag


"Steve Goddard" wrote: