Connecting to Multiple Networks

[Fred Kruger]

I am on my company's server 2003 network at work. I would
like to (re-)connect to my peer to peer network at home as
well as other peer and domain based networks on a regular
basis. How can I switch from one network to another
easily? Thanks, Fred Kruger

 

[Sooner Al]

Look at Netswitcher...

http://www.netswitcher.com

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Nothing native does this....your computer can belong to either a domain or a
workgroup, but only one, in either case. If you just want to connect to
resources on other workgroups or domains, your computer doesn't need to
belong to them....you can just log on to your domain with cached
credentials, get an IP address on the network you're on (ideally, assigned
by DHCP), and then map drives, etc., while providing the appropriate remote
credentials. For example -

net use x: \\serverOrComputer\share /useromainOrComputer\username <enter>

Enter your password when prompted....once authenticated, you can then access
other resources such as printers, etc., on the other
network/server/computer.

There are third party apps like MultiNetworkManager or NetSwitcher, but I
prefer to keep things simple.

 

[Fred Kruger]

Where can help or documentation on the "net use" command?
Thanks, Fred Kruger

-----Original Message-----
Nothing native does this....your computer can belong to either a domain or a
workgroup, but only one, in either case. If you just want to connect to
resources on other workgroups or domains, your computer doesn't need to
belong to them....you can just log on to your domain with cached
credentials, get an IP address on the network you're on (ideally, assigned
by DHCP), and then map drives, etc., while providing the appropriate remote
credentials. For example -

net use x:

\\serverOrComputer\share /useromainOrComputer\username

 

[Richard G. Harper]

From a command prompt, type:

net use /?