Client Drive Redirection

[Doug]

When I try to redirect my client drive during a Windows
2000 Server session (I'm running Win XP Pro and Remote
Desktop on the client), I get a "network name cannot be
found" error when I use the following syntax in the the
cmd.exe window in the server session:

net use X:\\Precision530\C/persistent:yes

My C drive is shared on the client side. "Precision530"
is the computer name.

Thanks for any help.

Doug

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

From within a TS session, can you ping Precision530 (i.e. ping the
client by name)?
I assume that the lack of space in your "net use" command are just a
typo in this post?

 

[Doug]

When I try to ping, I get an error:

ping Precision530
Unknown host Precision530

However, I am in a cmd.exe window in the server session
when I do this.

Thank you.

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Well, you have some sort of name resolution problem, preventing
both ping by name and NetBIOS.
Are the server and the client on the same LAN? Or are you
connecting over the Internet? If so, the net use command will not
work.

 

[Doug]

Yes, I'm connecting via a standard internet connection. I
see from your reply below and from MS article "How to
Redirect a Client Drive in Terminal Services"

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;272519&Product=win2000

that I must have a virtual private network connection for
client drive redirection to work with Server 2000.

Is it possible to create a VPN connection over the
internet with a server with a static IP address, and
clients with dynamic IP addresses? If so, can this be
achieved with a single ethernet adapter card on the server
side?

Is it easier simply to upgrade to Server 2003, since
clients are using Remote Desktop in Win XP Pro, or can I
use a third-party product for drive redirection with
Server 2000, such as Citrix?

Thank you.

Doug

 

[Vera Noest [MVP]]

Can't answer your VPN question. Someone else surely can.

While you could upgrade to Windows 2003 to get this functionality,
that might involve substantial costs. You will need a 2003 server
CAL and 2003 TS CAL for every user or device that connects to your
TS. Note that if you owned your XP Pro desktops before 24 April
2003, you can apply for a free TS CALs for these clients.

Installing Citrix on top of W2K TS would also give you this
feature, but would cost even more, and is in my opinion overkill
if you just want to transfer files to and from your desktop.

There are other 3th party utilities that give you this
functionality. Have a look at TSDropCopy from
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/system/tsdc.htm
or install the FTP service on your server and use any FTP client.