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  :-)