Map network drives on wireless network

[OverWorked]

On the wireless connection's properties, under the 'Wireless Networks' tab, check the 'Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings'

If it's not visible, then the vendor's utility is managing the connection, and you'll have to look there to disable it first, to allow windows to configure the wireless connection.

If you're on a domain, this is essential, as the machine has to log on to the domain when it boots up, otherwise domain users won't be able to log on.

[Dos_Box]

Just to add my tuppence worth. We have found many instances of the Windows Zero Configuration Service actually providing a worse connection rate and causing random disconnects as opposed to the manufacturers own drivers and management software. Intel 2200BG wireless chipsets and Buffalo basestations are a good example of this. If you use the native Windows management yoiu have many connection problems. If you use Intels own management software there are no problems whatsoever. Strange.

[Geoff]

Do your access points all have the same SSID Dox Box?

[jonny_valentine]

Some network cards do not initialise until the log on screen appears, this messes startup scripts up, but wont affect logon scripts, i even have this at one school on winXP sp2, not even wireless cards.

Mark, surely your map network drive is in the logon script?

Anyway, you can simply try:

On Error Resume Next

Dim NetDrives
Dim i

Set NetDrives = WSHNetwork.EnumNetworkDrives

If NetDrives.Count <> 0 Then
For i = 0 To NetDrives.Count - 1
WSHNetwork.RemoveNetworkDrive NetDrives(i)
Next
End If


That should remove your network drives. You could even check for just the P: drive and remove that only.

if not then try :


CreateObject("WScript.Shell").Run "net.exe use P:" & " /delete", 0, True
WScript.Sleep 250

This will delete the mapping first


jon

[kevinmcaleer]

or you could use:

net use p: /d
net use p: \\server\share

in a .bat or .cmd file

much more concise!

-Kev

[DMcCoy]

The Windows Zero Configuration Service. You also need a W2k3 server with the appropriate WiFi GPO setup.

You don't actually need to use zero config, I only have a handful of wireless machines so it was easier to sort out all the settings on XP.

As far as I know all you need is for the gpo set to make windows wait for the network to start up before logon and set up the wireless card with the windows wireless settings. This is all I have done and they work

[E1uSiV3]

Just to add my tuppence worth. We have found many instances of the Windows Zero Configuration Service actually providing a worse connection rate and causing random disconnects as opposed to the manufacturers own drivers and management software. Intel 2200BG wireless chipsets and Buffalo basestations are a good example of this. If you use the native Windows management yoiu have many connection problems. If you use Intels own management software there are no problems whatsoever. Strange.

Interesting comment there Dos_Box, my old work collegue has problems with his home wifi network (3com tho) and a 2200bg card, ill drop him a line.

[nick.steve]

Hi everyone, i'm a bit of a newbie and i will offer advice where i can but i have a problem, i might be missing something stupid and obvious but here goes!

I have a standalone laptop, it logs on locally, but i want to map a hard drive that is connected to my wireless router (wired). I can map it when the laptop is physically connected to the router but i want to be able to map it when the laptop is wireless. Could someone please help its driving me crazy!

I have a belkin 54g router
hp dv 6000 laptop
and a network storage lan disk from maplins

Thank you in advance for your time.

nick.steve

[link470]

All I did was install the drivers for the wireless network cards that were either in the wireless laptops, or a few wireless desktops which aren't near a wall and don't have a drop down cable line. I didn't install the utility cause I find making Windows manage the connections is easier and one less thing running in your system tray to tinker with and in RAM.

Then what I did was just connected to the wireless network and entered any key if neccessary. I then clicked the favorites star type icon next to the option to manage the different wireless connections along the side [this is all under the window to view wireless networks, the one you want should now show as connected], and set it as an automatic network. Click ok, and you're done. Make sure you're logged in as the local administrator of that machine.

I haven't had a single problem since.

[maniac]

Try this VBS script.

It features a delay at the start to check the user is properly logged on, and will map drives according to group memberships in AD. Been using it on our network for over a year now with no problems. I can't take credit for it, I found it on a messageboard somewhere ages ago.

Option Explicit ' Force explicit declarations
Dim WSHNetwork
Dim FSO
Dim strUserName ' Current user
Dim strUserDomain ' Current User's domain name
Dim ObjGroupDict ' Dictionary of groups to which the user belongs

Set WSHNetwork = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Network")
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'
' Wait until the user is really logged in...
'
strUserName = ""
While strUserName = ""
WScript.Sleep 100 ' 1/10 th of a second
strUserName = WSHNetwork.UserName
Wend

strUserDomain = WSHNetwork.UserDomain
Set ObjGroupDict = CreateMemberOfObject(strUserDomain, strUserName)

If MemberOf(ObjGroupDict, "All Students") Then
call map("P:", "\\SERVER\share")
end if

If MemberOf(ObjGroupDict, "All Staff") Then
call map("O:", "\\server\share")
End If

Function MemberOf(ObjDict, strKey)
MemberOf = CBool(ObjGroupDict.Exists(strKey))
End Function

Function CreateMemberOfObject(strDomain, strUserName)
Dim objUser, objGroup
Set CreateMemberOfObject = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
CreateMemberOfObject.CompareMode = vbTextCompare
Set objUser = GetObject("WinNT://" _
& strDomain & "/" _
& strUserName & ",user")
For Each objGroup In objUser.Groups
CreateMemberOfObject.Add objGroup.Name, "-"
Next
Set objUser = Nothing
End Function

sub map( drive, share )
on error resume next
WSHNetwork.removenetworkdrive drive, true
WSHNetwork.mapnetworkdrive drive, share
end sub

If you don't want to use the advanced features of reading the group memberships, you can remove those bits, just retaining the drive mapping and delay at the start.

Mike.