Connect at Start Up

[cranebill]

Is there a way to connect to my VPN at startup?

I have a VPN setup with some mapped drives on my server at work. Every time I start my home machine I get the cannot connect to f:. I know that this is because the VPN has not been started. Once I connect the VPN(after start up) the mapped drives work fine. It isn't really a big issue, its just kind of a pain in the butt and here shortly in the future I will be setting up my bosses computer the same way and I think it would look more professional if it were to automatically connect. The server is 2000 Advanced Server and XP pro workstations. Any help appreciated.

Bill

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

this may help. quoted from

http://www.chicagotech.net/

How to connect to a Windows domain using Windows VPN at startup

If you are running w2k/xp pro setup for a domain controller, you will have a option to "log on using dial-up connection" on logon screen after creating a VPN/dial-up connection. In the Log On to Windows dialog box, the user can select the Log on using dial-up connection check box. After clicking OK, the user is prompted to choose a network connection.


Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network, Internet, VPN, Routing and How to at

http://www.ms-mvps.com

 

[cranebill]

Ok let me ask this. This is a home machine that is not connected as a domain computer. Would I have to make this part of the domain to get this to work then?

Bill