Conflict with workgroup and domain

[Guest]

In the home network (2 desktop PC with XP, 1 laptop XP, d link wireless
router) the desktops are sharing files and printers to each other. ( read
thru other posts here and disabled firewalls, sucessfully created a common
workgroup on the desktops, shared files and printers, and can access
resources across these computers on the network).
My problem is with the laptop. While it gets to the internet just fine, when
I try and add a network place, I get a screen to add the workgroup name ok, :
BUT
The laptop is on my kid's school network and has a domain specified already
and it appears that if I change the workgroup, I will conflict with the
domain (which I don't want to do).
Is there a way to leave her domain settings for her school network, and add
our home workgroup so that she can print wireless within our home network?
Thanks. Tom

 

[Malke]

In the home network (2 desktop PC with XP, 1 laptop XP, d link
wireless router) the desktops are sharing files and printers to each
other. ( read thru other posts here and disabled firewalls,
sucessfully created a common workgroup on the desktops, shared files
and printers, and can access resources across these computers on the
network). My problem is with the laptop. While it gets to the internet
just fine, when I try and add a network place, I get a screen to add
the workgroup name ok, : BUT
The laptop is on my kid's school network and has a domain specified
already and it appears that if I change the workgroup, I will conflict
with the domain (which I don't want to do).
Is there a way to leave her domain settings for her school network,
and add our home workgroup so that she can print wireless within our
home network? Thanks. Tom

There are various ways:

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

Third-party multi-network managers:
http://www.netswitcher.com - NetSwitcher
http://www.globesoft.com/mnm_home.html - MultiNetwork Manager
http://www.mobilenetswitch.com - Mobile Net Switch

Malke

 

[Guest]

Thank you Malke. I will try this tonight. Just so that I'm clear: I should,
on the laptop with proper domain login, enter a command line in the run
command box on the laptop that says (lets say laptop is named LP and it's
user is ST, desk top is Home and share name for the canon printer is canon),
I should enter the line:

net use x: \\Home\canon/user:LP\ST <enter>

Do I understand correctly? then this will map the x drive to be this printer

 

[Malke]

Thank you Malke. I will try this tonight. Just so that I'm clear: I
should, on the laptop with proper domain login, enter a command line
in the run command box on the laptop that says (lets say laptop is
named LP and it's user is ST, desk top is Home and share name for the
canon printer is canon), I should enter the line:

net use x: \\Home\canon/user:LP\ST <enter>

Do I understand correctly? then this will map the x drive to be this
printer on the laptop? where will it show up? Thanks again for your
prompt and helpful response. Tom

Start>Run>cmd [enter]

Please note that you need to type the command with the correct spaces.
See the difference between the command from Lanwench and yours:
net use x: \\Home\canon/user:LP\ST

You need a space between \canon and /user.

However, it may be easier to follow MVP Hans-Georg Michna's advice here:

http://winhlp.com/wxdomainworkgroup.htm

Malke

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the thorough answer. I understand your spacing point and will try
it. I'll let you know how I end up...Tom

Thank you Malke. I will try this tonight. Just so that I'm clear: I
should, on the laptop with proper domain login, enter a command line
in the run command box on the laptop that says (lets say laptop is
named LP and it's user is ST, desk top is Home and share name for the
canon printer is canon), I should enter the line:

net use x: \\Home\canon/user:LP\ST <enter>

Do I understand correctly? then this will map the x drive to be this
printer on the laptop? where will it show up? Thanks again for your
prompt and helpful response. Tom

Start>Run>cmd [enter]

Please note that you need to type the command with the correct spaces.
See the difference between the command from Lanwench and yours:
net use x: \\Home\canon/user:LP\ST

You need a space between \canon and /user.

However, it may be easier to follow MVP Hans-Georg Michna's advice here:

http://winhlp.com/wxdomainworkgroup.htm

Malke
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