Log-on script

[moonlight burner]

Single NT 4 server,serving 20 win95 pcs at 10 mbps, DHCP server , TCPIP protocol. So how get started in creating a good log-on scripts ?

Thanks !

[beemer]

Well, you can use several languages such as KIX (http://netnet.net/~swilson/kix/), WSH (http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/), Perl (www.activestate.com), or Shell. The Shell (command language) does not require any extra software to be installed on the clients as does the other three; however, the other three are much more powerful. It’s all up to preference. KIX is probably the easiest of them.

[mosquito]

Windows scripting host is a good one too. Although I prefer shell scripting.

The question you have to make to write a good logon script is "what do you want to do?".
the shell script I'm using does the update of the virus definitions, maps some drives to server shares and synchronizes system time. Thats it. Don't make the scripts too big.

[moonlight burner]

Thanks beemer and mosquito, u are quite right, I'm trying to maps some drives to server shares and connect to network printers .Another reason is that with the log-on scripts , I seems to better know whether I'm connected to the server or not.( I don't have to go to network neighbourhood or other means to check )
BTW if I may ask a silly quiz, is KIX or window scripting software free for download ?

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[mosquito]

The Windows scripting host is completely free. You can check
this out for more information. http://msdn.microsoft.com/scripting/

[beemer]

KIX is also free. (http://netnet.net/~swilson/kix/)

[moonlight burner]

Thanks beemer and mosquitoe,and sorry for the slow feedback . Was tied up with ISO 19902 auditing .

Happy christmas to you guys !

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