Recognize A User From A Different Domain

[John Schneider]

I frequently need to share a drive on my XP Pro machine with my laptop
running Windows 2000 Server. My laptop, which I usually use at the
office, is part of a specific domain, and the XP machine is part of my
home workgroup. When at home the laptop is plugged into my local
network via a Linksys router.

When I go to Windows Explorer, Tools, Map Network Drive on my laptop and
enter the shared folder info (as \\XPMachineName\Folder), I get the
error "The mapped network drive could not be created because the
following error has occurred: There are currently no logon servers
available to service the logon request."

On the Map Network Drive window, if I click on "Connect using a
different user name", I get the "Connect As..." window saying that "By
default, you will connect to the network folder as "DOMAIN\UserName".
If I enter my user name and password from my XP logon, I can then map to
the shared drive.

Also, I can not access the shared printers on the XP machine without
first mapping a network drive via the method above.

How do I setup my XP machine to recognize my "DOMAIN\UserName" as a
valid user? I've played around with policies and user rights, but just
can't figure this one out.

Thanks,
John Schneider

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

You will need to create a new user without domain membership to use that
way.

 

[John Schneider]

You will need to create a new user without domain membership to use that
way.

That's one of the things I tried, but still get the same error.