2 School Domains - Please Help!!

[Guest]

Hello,
I have a school that has 2 buildings separated by several blocks and they
each have a Windows 2003 Server network. We have several teachers that need
to use their laptops in both buildings and connect to both networks. They
connect wirelessly to both schools, but can they choose between both domains
on their login. It shows that it is searching for available domains, but
only the currently connected domain shows up. What are our options? Thanks
in advance for the help.
Tom

 

[Chuck]

Hello,
I have a school that has 2 buildings separated by several blocks and they
each have a Windows 2003 Server network. We have several teachers that need
to use their laptops in both buildings and connect to both networks. They
connect wirelessly to both schools, but can they choose between both domains
on their login. It shows that it is searching for available domains, but
only the currently connected domain shows up. What are our options? Thanks
in advance for the help.
Tom

Tom,

What AD structure do the domains have? A properly setup AD policy should allow
for this.

If that's not possible, look at a multiple configuration manager for the
laptops.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html#ComplexSolutions>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html#ComplexSolutions

 

[Guest]

I'm not sure what AD structure is set up. I assumed that I could choose to
login to multiple domains if I had once joined them. Thanks for the help.
Tom

 

[Chuck]

I'm not sure what AD structure is set up. I assumed that I could choose to
login to multiple domains if I had once joined them. Thanks for the help.
Tom

Well, you can only join one domain at a time. If the domains have trust
relationships, you'll have the ability to be authenticated thru either the
trusted or the trusting domain. That's where the AD structure becomes relevant.

If you can't use AD, then the configuration managers may provide a workaround.