Connecting to other server

[programmerboy]

Hi,
I am trying to create an application which can connect to a different server and gets its information, for example Folder size, number of files etc. But the thing is I dont know how to connect to a different server. Usually if I connect to other server from my machine then I enter user name and password. How can I code my application so that it can automatically connects to the other server without prompting for the password. Any code snipped in VB will be great.

[Plater]

How do you plan to connect to this other server?
What protocals are you using, or will you be creating the communication from scratch?

[programmerboy]

How do you plan to connect to this other server?
What protocals are you using, or will you be creating the communication from scratch?

Well I have never done this kind of thing before, that is why I wont be able to answer it. What I simply want is to get the data like files, folders from other server and be able to rename, create, delete files. I am not sure if that answer your question.

[Plater]

So turn on the network shares on that computer. Give yourself accesss to read/write/delete.
Then you can use it just like they were files on your local PC.

[programmerboy]

So turn on the network shares on that computer. Give yourself accesss to read/write/delete.
Then you can use it just like they were files on your local PC.

Sounds like a good idea. Just couple of questions.

• When my program is running will it use my ID or some other machine ID to run and connect to shares?

• Secondly can I use some other ID to run that prog. Like the ID of the administrator of that server.