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Login Script: Perform functions based on Subnet


Randy Brown
09.15.2006
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Assigning different login scripts to users based upon their location can become a management nightmare. Instead of having multiple login scripts, you can create a single login script that checks the Subnet that the user is on and, based upon the Subnet (the 3rd octet in the IP Address) map a network drive or printer specific to that location.

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