login script over VPN?

I'm trying to lend a hand to a guy at his office, he is running SBS2003 and
is successfully dialing in a VPN connection, logging in and using his office
network resources for e-mail and browsing.

However, the drive shares that are being assigned when he's in the office
don't show up after he's dialed up VPN. What they currently have is a BAT
file that is run from the user account in AD on the server. So the shares
are assigned similarly as follows:

net use g: \\server\data /peristent:no

I've been able to connect myself into their server w/ VPN, but if I do a
'net view', the command stalls out and doesn't resolve to the DNS(or is it
WINS?) over VPN so that i see the server.

Any ideas or thoughts of what I may need to adjust? They have a DSL line at
the office, and I'm using cable at home, so I don't think speed is the
issue, unless a 30K upload cap would actually affect it?

does the VPN assign dns and wins to the client?

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"Jason Wilder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to lend a hand to a guy at his office, he is running SBS2003
> and
> is successfully dialing in a VPN connection, logging in and using his
> office
> network resources for e-mail and browsing.
>
> However, the drive shares that are being assigned when he's in the office
> don't show up after he's dialed up VPN. What they currently have is a BAT
> file that is run from the user account in AD on the server. So the shares
> are assigned similarly as follows:
>
> net use g: \\server\data /peristent:no
>
> I've been able to connect myself into their server w/ VPN, but if I do a
> 'net view', the command stalls out and doesn't resolve to the DNS(or is it
> WINS?) over VPN so that i see the server.
>
> Any ideas or thoughts of what I may need to adjust? They have a DSL line
> at
> the office, and I'm using cable at home, so I don't think speed is the
> issue, unless a 30K upload cap would actually affect it?
>
>
>

hmm, that I'm not certain of. Is that a server side or client side setting?

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> does the VPN assign dns and wins to the client?
>
> --
> For more and other information, go to http://www.ChicagoTech.net
>
> Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services.
> Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more
help.
>
> Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN, Anti-Virus, Tips & Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.

Making a VPN connection is not a login operation. You are just setting
up a point-to-point connection. So login scripts do not run.

You can force the client to login to the server by using the "login
using a dialup connection" option on the client. Otherwise you need to use
something else to trigger the script, or map the shares manually with "net
use ... " commands.

If these won't work, check the WINS and/or DNS settings on the client.

"Jason Wilder" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:#(E-Mail Removed)...
> hmm, that I'm not certain of. Is that a server side or client side
setting?
>
> "Robert L [MS-MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > does the VPN assign dns and wins to the client?
> >
> > --
> > For more and other information, go to http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> >
> > Don't send e-mail or reply to me except you need consulting services.
> > Posting on MS newsgroup will benefit all readers and you may get more
> help.
> >
> > Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN, Anti-Virus, Tips & Troubleshooting
on
> > http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties.
>
>

I am assuming you can ping the LAN by IP address? If so,
try pinging or mapping a drive using the full server name
in the UNC path...for example
\\server1.mydomain.local\data\whatever or ping
server1.mydomain.local

This seems to help with some of our VPN connections. I
think is has something to do with the remote computer
being multihomed once the VPN is established.

My 2 cents

A.Boone
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm trying to lend a hand to a guy at his office, he is
running SBS2003 and
>is successfully dialing in a VPN connection, logging in
and using his office
>network resources for e-mail and browsing.
>
>However, the drive shares that are being assigned when
he's in the office
>don't show up after he's dialed up VPN. What they
currently have is a BAT
>file that is run from the user account in AD on the
server. So the shares
>are assigned similarly as follows:
>
>net use g: \\server\data /peristent:no
>
>I've been able to connect myself into their server w/
VPN, but if I do a
>'net view', the command stalls out and doesn't resolve
to the DNS(or is it
>WINS?) over VPN so that i see the server.
>
>Any ideas or thoughts of what I may need to adjust?
They have a DSL line at
>the office, and I'm using cable at home, so I don't
think speed is the
>issue, unless a 30K upload cap would actually affect it?
>
>
>
>.
>