Manual Logon to Domain

[Guest]

Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory and Windows XP Professional
workstations......How do I have the laptop boot without having to login to a
domain but if the user desires they can click on a desktop icon to bring up
the network logon box. They more then likely will have applications open and
they do not want to logoff.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

I don't believe what you seek is possible. The closest you could come would
be to connect to domain resources with a known id/password on the AD domain.

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory and Windows XP Professional
workstations......How do I have the laptop boot without having to
login to a domain but if the user desires they can click on a desktop
icon to bring up the network logon box. They more then likely will
have applications open and they do not want to logoff.

Not possible - you can't switch users like that. Just have them always log
into the domain - I don't even create local user accounts. They can log in
with cached credentials and work just fine, anywhere they go, and plus, you
don't have to deal with two user profiles.

 

[Guest]

how do I accomplish the following then.....my laptops do not have a
connection to the network until after windows is completed loaded. I'm using
a radio frequencty serial connect that isn't available until Windows is
entirely loaded. So.....how do I get to my domain logon after the laptop is
booted???? If I log off I loose the serial connection. I can ping my server
after the laptop is completely booted.

Answers?????

I don't believe what you seek is possible. The closest you could come would
be to connect to domain resources with a known id/password on the AD domain.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
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Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory and Windows XP Professional
workstations......How do I have the laptop boot without having to login to
a
domain but if the user desires they can click on a desktop icon to bring
up
the network logon box. They more then likely will have applications open
and
they do not want to logoff.

 

[Paul Landregan]

how do I accomplish the following then.....my laptops do not have a
connection to the network until after windows is completed loaded. I'm
using
a radio frequencty serial connect that isn't available until Windows is
entirely loaded. So.....how do I get to my domain logon after the laptop
is
booted???? If I log off I loose the serial connection. I can ping my
server
after the laptop is completely booted.

Answers?????

I don't believe what you seek is possible. The closest you could come
would
be to connect to domain resources with a known id/password on the AD
domain.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory and Windows XP Professional
workstations......How do I have the laptop boot without having to login
to
a
domain but if the user desires they can click on a desktop icon to
bring
up
the network logon box. They more then likely will have applications
open
and
they do not want to logoff.

If you can ping the server, then try this.
Go Start, Run, then type
\\serverIP\

this will access the server shares by IP address, you will then get a logon
box to access the domain resources. Hope this helps you.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

What you need to do is wait until Windows has loaded and the connection is
active, then connect to any shared drives or printers you want to use by
mapping to them. You can either do this with a NET USE command in a command
window (NET USE /? will help you with the syntax) or by using the Windows
GUI tools. You'll be asked for a user name and password, and at this point
you'd supply the domain username and password to make the connection with.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

how do I accomplish the following then.....my laptops do not have a
connection to the network until after windows is completed loaded. I'm
using
a radio frequencty serial connect that isn't available until Windows is
entirely loaded. So.....how do I get to my domain logon after the laptop
is
booted???? If I log off I loose the serial connection. I can ping my
server
after the laptop is completely booted.

Answers?????

I don't believe what you seek is possible. The closest you could come
would
be to connect to domain resources with a known id/password on the AD
domain.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory and Windows XP Professional
workstations......How do I have the laptop boot without having to login
to
a
domain but if the user desires they can click on a desktop icon to
bring
up
the network logon box. They more then likely will have applications
open
and
they do not want to logoff.

 

[Phillip Windell]

Get rid of the serial connection and use a normal NIC. Use standardized
equipment if you want standardized behavor. A lot of equipment is designed
for a *single-standalone* home user machine to simply connect to the
Internet and is not designed to work in a business "domain-based" network.
Don't use "home-user" equipment outside of its element, and that is what a
large part of the "retail" wireless equipment is designed for,....especially
if it is USB.

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com

how do I accomplish the following then.....my laptops do not have a
connection to the network until after windows is completed loaded. I'm using
a radio frequencty serial connect that isn't available until Windows is
entirely loaded. So.....how do I get to my domain logon after the laptop is
booted???? If I log off I loose the serial connection. I can ping my server
after the laptop is completely booted.

Answers?????

I don't believe what you seek is possible. The closest you could come would
be to connect to domain resources with a known id/password on the AD domain.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Windows 2000 Server with Active Directory and Windows XP Professional
workstations......How do I have the laptop boot without having to login to
a
domain but if the user desires they can click on a desktop icon to bring
up
the network logon box. They more then likely will have applications open
and
they do not want to logoff.

 

[Paul Landregan]

Get rid of the serial connection and use a normal NIC. Use standardized
equipment if you want standardized behavor. A lot of equipment is
designed
for a *single-standalone* home user machine to simply connect to the
Internet and is not designed to work in a business "domain-based" network.
Don't use "home-user" equipment outside of its element, and that is what a
large part of the "retail" wireless equipment is designed
for,....especially
if it is USB.

I use USB wireless cards on my domain machines, without problems. Windows
will load network drivers before the netlogon service, in a domain machine,
to allow connection to the DC's

 

[Phillip Windell]

I use USB wireless cards on my domain machines, without problems. Windows
will load network drivers before the netlogon service, in a domain machine,
to allow connection to the DC's

Maybe it varies by brand. I've seen posts in these group from people where
it doesn't behave that way. I'll also admit that I am extremely "suspect"
of anything USB beyond "accessories" like scanners, joysticks, and cameras.

 

[Paul Landregan]

Maybe it varies by brand. I've seen posts in these group from people where
it doesn't behave that way. I'll also admit that I am extremely "suspect"
of anything USB beyond "accessories" like scanners, joysticks, and
cameras.

Belkin 802.11b devices.