Starting a Network Connection in XP Pro through the command line

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Ganchrow Harris Peck

Does anyone know how to start a network connection under XP Pro from the
command line?

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Thanks,
Ganchrow
 
Hi, Ganchrow -

You'd use a "net use" command. For instance, to map a
network drive you'd do something like this

net use z: \\computername\sharename

If you want lotsa help on this just type "net help" at a
command line.

hth -
 
allan grossman said:
You'd use a "net use" command. For instance, to map a
network drive you'd do something like this

net use z: \\computername\sharename

If you want lotsa help on this just type "net help" at a
command line.
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Thanks for the reply Allan, but I'm still not certain I understand how to
accomplish this. Perhaps the problem is that I haven't adequately described
what I'm looking to do so let me try again.

When I select "network connections" from the XP control panel there exists
(for me) two categories of connections. The first is titled "LAN or
High-Speed" Internet, the second is titled "Virtual Private Network". It is
a VPN connection connection I'm trying to activate through the command line.
When the VPN connection is activated the "net use" command still doesn't
list the connection as "active", hence I'm not certain that that would be
the manner in which to proceed.

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