Help pls with home network configuration (connected to domain byVPN)

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KeithXP

I work from home on an XP(SP2) box. I have a Netgear wireless ADSL
router and I am pretty much permanently connected to our main office by
VPN (PPTP). The Netgear router is doing DHCP and the home net is
192.168.1.0 (Mask 255.255.255.0)

Our main office has a single PDC (Windows 2000 Server). My computer is a
member of the domain, but I log on to it with a local account. The
office subnet is 192.168.0.0 (Mask 225.255.255.192)

All fine so far...

I also have a laptop at home (running Win2k). How can I allow selected
users who log on to the laptop to access files on the XP box? I have
tried numerous ways - all fail, unless I use 'Log on with a different
account' and enter Administrator and password.

Should I not have the home machines as part of the Office Domain? I am
concerned about changing this as synchronisation software on the server
uses domain credentials to update files on my system. I also do not want
to lose the ability to browse files on the office network.

Any pointers appreciated!

thanks

Keith
 
Try:

1. On the XP box create a new user account with the same user name and
password used to log onto the Win2k machine. You do not have to log onto
the XP machine with this account, just create it and continue to logon with
your local user account.

2. On the XP machine make sure that file and printer sharing is enabled and
if the SP2 filewall is enabled, make sure that there is an exception for
file and printer sharing. Share a folder - control the level of access
through the use of Share permisssions and NTFS permissions - Sharing tab and
Security tab.

3. Change the laptop's workgroup to the NetBIOS name of your work domain -
eg. NetBIOS name of domain.com = domain.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
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