run command to connect to another machine...

[Joe 90]

Hi,

google and ppl here haven't responded possitively so - can someone remind me the run command to connect to another machine in that 'temp drive mapping' kinda way...

i though it was, for example,

\\10.12.13.14\d$

but i can't get any combination of that working. :undecided:

[Daz]

If you just want to open an explorer window say, then:

start \\10.10.10.10\c$
To map a drive:
net use \\10.10.10.10\c$ z:
That last one might be wrong, not done that outside of vbscript for a while :p

[Mark]

:p

Drive letter before the network share name on the last one - or just use * instead of the drive letter to map the next available drive. :)

[Daz]

I'd use that all the time if you could invert it. Network drive connections should come down from Z, not up from whatever's available. Which is one of a few reasons why it's done in vB on my networks :p

[Mark]

Actually, they do in XP. It was Win98/Me that went the other way.

[Daz]

Oh aye? Glad to see they sorted it. Last time I tried it was some revision of 2000.

[mejinks]

Funnily enough, I was writing these this morning. Do you also need to inject a user name and password into the script? Also, dont forget to do:

Net Use Z: /d otherwise it will remain as a perm mapping.

[Daz]

Also, dont forget to do:
Depends how the authentication is handled, or if it's even required. In a domain so long as the user has permission to the share then authentication is handled transparently by the shell. Between a couple of PC's, if the user name and password on the host machine matches a username and password on the target, and that account has permission to access the share, then it's let in. If authentication isn't required then it just gets let in.

[Joe 90]

finally sorted it....think i needed adding to local admin or something...well whatever it was its working after makin myself admin.

[Daz]

finally sorted it....think i needed adding to local admin or something...well whatever it was its working after makin myself admin.
The x$ shares are the 'administrative' shares, and thus only people with admin privileges can access them :)

[Mark]

Net Use Z: /d otherwise it will remain as a perm mapping.
net use /persistent:no will fix that. I hate persistent mappings.

[Will]

I quite like them for my network drives - makes life a lot easier to just have them there...

[Daz]

I haven't used them in years. Clunky and antiquated imo, folder redirection is more flexible and should cover almost everyone's needs.

[Will]

Folder redirection in Windows?

[Daz]

Yep.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/en-us/management/manage_faq.mspx

[Will]

Oooh interesting. I don't think it's something I'd ever need to setup in a home situation, but interesting to read. I'm quite happy with Samba at the moment, it's basic and that's all I need. Gone are my days of geekiness! :p