Mixed 98/2000/XP Pro

[Jerry Fortenberry]

We have peer to peer networks at some locations. The ones that are all
Windows 98 work as expected. In the mixed environments, we have a Windows
2000 Pro or Windows XP pro set as the host.... it shares hard drive and
printers. All W2k and XP pc's are joined to the domain. On the "host" I give
rights to the other Windows 98 users based on them being a user on the
domain. My question also pertains to the networks that are completely W2k.
Everything works well as long as the domain is accessible. If the domain
controller goes down or they loose connectivity to the WAN, then the shares
on the host become inaccessible to other pc's. I need to configure the
host shares in such a way that they can be seen even if the domain
controller is down. Thank you.

 

[Phillip Windell]

on the host become inaccessible to other pc's. I need to configure the
host shares in such a way that they can be seen even if the domain
controller is down. Thank you.

That is kind of like asking "How can I rig up my car so I can drive it when
it doesn't run?". The whole idea is to make sure the DC doesn't go down.
That is why most system run a minimum of two DCs and they avoid running
everything on the same box (SBS being the exception) and let the DCs simply
be DCs.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

You would have to configure local accounts on the server that match the
logon/password of the domain accounts. Of course a better solution would be an
additional dc. --- Steve