Openvpn maps shares

rajbps

Hiya,

Is it possble to get openvpn to map network shares as soon as it connects pls.

I have home users and currently, I have a batch file that they need to click on after the connection is establish and I would like to automate all of this process.

Cheers,

Raj

robi

If you use OpenVPN GUI on your clients, you can use the option to mount/dismount network maps automatically:

Features in OpenVPN GUI:
- Execute a batch file before/after connecting and before disconnecting.

Just use connectionname_up.bat and connectionname_down.bat command scripts and they will run automatically at connect and disconnect.

Example connectionname_up.bat:

net use U: /DELETE /yes
net use U: \\192.168.1.10\users

Example connectionname_down.bat:

net use U: /DELETE /yes

rajbps

ok got it to work.

The most important thing is to have the latest version on openvpn installed on the client.
As then follow the instruction as per robi so create 2 bat files one connectionname_up and the other connectionname_down.

Put these 2 files in the config directory of openvpn, where the certs and connectionnane.ovpn files are.

ust use connectionname_up.bat and connectionname_down.bat command scripts and they will run automatically at connect and disconnect.

Example connectionname_up.bat:
Code:

net use U: /DELETE /yes
net use U: \192.168.1.10\users

Example connectionname_down.bat:
Code:

net use U: /DELETE /yes

Et voila job done.

Thanks so much for your help robi and i hope this can be of some help for someone else also

Raj :-)