Disconnect shared network folder on server side

netnetwork-sharewindows-xp

Normally I use the following command to make a shared network folder connection:

net use * \\remotebox\sharedfolder /user:userid pwd

This command is used on the the client side. Is there any similar command tool on the remote side to see who have connections and disconnect the connection?

The reason I ask this question is that today I have one case: the connection on the client side (Windows XP) is lost, but it seems that the server side (Windows XP as well) does not get notification about the connection lost. The client box was reboot and still could make a connection again. I had to reboot the remote PC to get the problem resolved.

Then I think that I need to find out a way on the server side (folder to be shared) to know what PCs have connection and to reset the connection. Is this possible?

Best Answer

To see who's connected:

net session

To end a connection:

net session \\computername /delete

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Microsoft added Symlink support in Windows Vista, which should work here. You'll need to use the mklink command line tool to do this:

MKLINK [[/D] | [/H] | [/J]] Link Target

/D - Creates a directory symbolic link. Default to file symbolic link.
/H - Creates a hard link instead of a symbolic link.
/J - Creates a Directory Junction.
Link - Specifies the new symbolic link name.
Target - Specifies the path (relative or absolute) that the new link refers to.

In your case, it'd work like this (assuming Z: is your mapped drive):

C:\> mklink /D C:\SharedFolder Z:

Then you should be able to point your backup software to C:\SharedFolder.

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1. Fire up a command prompt

cmd.exe

2. View current network shares

C:\>net use
New connections will not be remembered.

Status       Local     Remote                    Network

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OK           G:        \\srv\share               Microsoft Windows Network
OK           H:        \\fqdn\user$              Microsoft Windows Network
                       \\zombie-srv\share        Microsoft Windows Network
The command completed successfully.

3. Remove zombie mounts

C:\>net use /DELETE \\zombie-srv\share
\\zombie-srv\share was deleted successfully.

4. Mount the share as another user

C:\>net use z: \\zombie-srv\c$ /USER:domain\admin_user
Enter the password for 'domain\admin_user' to connect to 'zombie-srv':
The command completed successfully.

You can also try

net help use

for more details on how to operate the net command.

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