Share Printer and Files - Laptop on Domain but Desktop Not

[Guest]

I have a desktop PC running XP Home connected through a router and cable
modem to the internet. The desktop is not on a domain. A laser printer is
connected to this PC. I often also use my work laptop at home. The laptop
runs XP Pro on a domain (ad.companyname.com). I use VPN to connect to my
office network. I have admin rights on the laptop. I want to print on the
desktop laser printer from the laptop and share files between the two PCs.
How do I do this?

Thanks

 

[Malke]

I have a desktop PC running XP Home connected through a router and
cable
modem to the internet. The desktop is not on a domain. A laser
printer is
connected to this PC. I often also use my work laptop at home. The
laptop
runs XP Pro on a domain (ad.companyname.com). I use VPN to connect
to my
office network. I have admin rights on the laptop. I want to print
on the desktop laser printer from the laptop and share files between
the two PCs. How do I do this?

Thanks

From MVP Lanwench - You don't need to change to a workgroup just to
access resources on it. You shouldn't play with your laptop's network
settings at all. Once you've logged in using your domain account (using
cached credentials), and have an IP address on the home network, you
can map drives, use printers, whatnot, very easily - one way, in a
command line:

net use x: \\computername\sharename /user:computername\username <enter>

Also see:

MS KB article about the Net Use command - http://tinyurl.com/3bpnj

Managing One Windows XP-based Laptop for the Office and Home by MVP
Charlie Russel
http://tinyurl.com/cpy9q

http://winhlp.com/wxdomainworkgroup.htm - MVP Hans-Georg Michna

Malke