%0\..\kix32.exe %0\..\trackit.scr

The script file (trackit.scr) reads as follows:

IF INGROUP("GROUPNAME")
RUN "\\SERVERNAME\SHARE\FILE.EXE"
ENDIF

This works great when users are on the LAN, and they logon thru their BDC on their subnet (which there is on every subnet). The problem is when users dial-in. It takes forever for the black DOS window to go away (2-5 minutes, which is forever for an enduser), and for the *.exe file to run (6 minutes total). Even if I use the SETCONSOLE("HIDE") command, the black DOS window, which is actually running the kix32.exe from the logon server, takes up too much resources over the modem, and their not able to do anything else. Everything else takes too long to open and run, and the modem is basically running at 100% doing the kix32.exe stuff.

Here's what I want to do: somehow make it so that the *.bat file in user manager (which points to the script file) only runs when users logon thru the LAN. I don't want the *.bat file to run when they get onto the network via a dial-connection.

I know I can un-check the logon to network box in their dial-connection, but they need access to server resources, so that's not an option. I just don't want the *.bat and *.scr file to run when dialing-in. I just got beat up by users for an hour in an IT meeting over it, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

Brad

This logon batch file, along with the actual script, runs on all our BDC's and works great when

When the people dialin, do they get a different ip address or subnetmask assigned?

If so, you can filter on that. If needed I'll post some code here.

Gr,
Steven

$ip = substr(@IPADDRESS0,5,7) ; Original middle 2 octets
$oct2 = rtrim(ltrim(substr($IP,1,3))) ; Get 2nd octet
$oct3 = rtrim(ltrim(substr($IP,5,3))) ; Get 3nd octet
$mid = $oct2 + "." + $oct3 ; Formatted concatenated middle 2 octets

------------------
Richard Stern

My thoughts:

Have one general logonbatchfile in which you copy the kix executable and dll's to the workstation if not yet available. Yes I know you can make it smarter with version-control and things, but this is the idea:

LOGIN.BAT:
IF EXIST(C:\NETTOOLS\KIX32.EXE) GOTO RUNKIX
:COPYKIX
C:
MD \NETTOOLS
COPY \\SERVER\SHARE\KIX.ZIP
UNZIP KIX.ZIP

:RUNKIX
C:\NETTOOLS\KIX32.EXE \\SERVER\NETLOGON\LOGIN.KIX

:END

In the kix script, you can use the @RAS macro thingy stuff tool macro!

Regards,

Marc

If this might help and you want more info, email me : nial_pye@rhss.bc.ca

Nial