Post Connecting with XP

[Bruno]

I am using XP SP1 and would like to automate my analog dial-in connection
(ie: I want to specify a username and a password for a connection). The
intent is to clone a master environment. Therefore it won't be possible for
my users to create the connection themselves.

The way to do it was through the SWITCH.INF file and specifying to use a
script in the Securit tab of the connection. Unfortunately it is not working
with some providers and they are not giving much help.

When I use HyperTerminal to check what the prompts are (ie: login and
password) I am getting unreadable characters. I guess there is some kind of
encryption.

Any ideas without using SWITCH.INF?

Thx

 

[Dave Taylor]

Can you not use Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) ?

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...er2003/proddocs/entserver/sag_CMAKtopnode.asp

 

[Bruno]

Tried CMAK but could not find where username and password could be
specified.

 

[Dave Taylor]

You can configure it within "advanced customisation"

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tr...server2003/proddocs/entserver/cmak_ops_65.asp

hope this helps

 

[Bruno]

Tried your suggestion. Worked ok for username and phone number. Eventhough I
am writing the password in clear text in the "Password=" item of the cms
file the password field is not pre-filled when dialing and I have to manualy
enter the password, which I do not want.

 

[Dave Taylor]

Hi Bruno,

After you've modified any of the .cms / .cmp files, have you re-run cmak and
're-compiled' your profile ?

(Apologies if you know/have done this already)

 

[Bruno]

Yes I did. May be we cannot pre-configure a password (which constitues a
security risk since it is in clear text - I agree). If this is the case then
CMAK is of no use to me, unfortunately.

 

[Bruno]

Final word: it is a bug in CMAK. Look at MS article nb 280478.

Any other idea?