Joining both a workgroup and domain

[Guest]

I don't have a whole lot of experience in NT networking, but I always thought that a system could be part of either a domain or a workgroup, not both at the same time. However, a friend of mine stated that I could just set up a new user and include the workgroup name in the username.

I take my notebook from work home every night and would like to connect to my home network so that I can get internet access. I could just join the home workgroup, but I don't have permissions to re-join the domain and I don't want to bug the sa too much.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Ovidiu Popa]

I would challenge your friend's statement. After joining a workgroup, you
have to re-join the domain and this requires domain admin rights.

Ovidiu Popa
MVP

I don't have a whole lot of experience in NT networking, but I always

thought that a system could be part of either a domain or a workgroup, not
both at the same time. However, a friend of mine stated that I could just
set up a new user and include the workgroup name in the username.

I take my notebook from work home every night and would like to connect to

my home network so that I can get internet access. I could just join the
home workgroup, but I don't have permissions to re-join the domain and I
don't want to bug the sa too much.

 

[Guest]

That's what I thought.

Maybe I'll try this tomorrow, but do you know if a system has to be part of a workgroup or domain in order to share an internet connection? I assume the answer is yes.

Thanks!

 

[Ovidiu Popa]

The answer is no. Internet access has little to nothing to do with joining a
workgroup/domain, but to access shared resources over the LAN. However,
depending on the implemented domain policies, you may be denied to log into
your account.

Ovidiu Popa
MVP

That's what I thought.

Maybe I'll try this tomorrow, but do you know if a system has to be part

of a workgroup or domain in order to share an internet connection? I assume
the answer is yes.