Windows File Sharing - Disconnect / Login as different user

[Kango]

Hi there,

I've got a Win2k box serving up media here in the dorms. I have a variety of accounts set up for different users (an account for access to media (tv shows, music), accounts for various friends to store files, an account with write priveledges for me to put new media on it, etc)

Anyhow, in creating these accounts I want to test them from a remote machine to make sure the permissions are correct. But once I login to the Win2k box using a given username/password from my XP Pro box, if I reconnect it automatically logs me in as the same user, with no way to switch users. I'm logging in by Start -> Run -> "\\COMPNAME"

How would I go about switching what user I'm logging in as? Thanks.

 

[madthumbs]

You could use a simple ftp program like serv-u

 

[erniejc]

Kangol,

This is where you'll find cmd.exe to be your friend. Much more powerful than XP's stale cache Network Neighborhood browser.

1.) open a command prompt (start -> run -> "cmd")

2.) type "nbtstat -RR" (this releases/refreshes your netbios with WINS)

3.) type "net use" (this lists your current persistent sessions/mappings)

sample output:

Status____Local____Remote_________________Network
OK_______F:______\\computer001\folder001_____Microsoft Windows Network

4.) type "net use /delete \\computer001\folder001" (this cancels the network connection to the cached list. NOTE: "net use /delete f:" would also work in this case, since it's a mapped location.)

Hope this helps. It beats having to reboot XP.

-Ernie Churchville