Print/File sharing between a domain PC to workgroup PC

[Guest]

How to use a shared printer on a workgroup PC from a domain PC. I had 2
network in 2 sites.
Site A has a Win2k/WinXP stations workgroup with no servers.
Site B has a handful of Win2k Pro station with Win2k server.

Laptops that are logon onto cached network credentials on site B, cannot
access share resources on Site A prompting that there no logon servers can be
found.

The only way is to logon to a local profile to use the network printer on
site A.
However is there any alternative to using local profile? that is to stay
within the network profile.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

How to use a shared printer on a workgroup PC from a domain PC. I had 2
network in 2 sites.
Site A has a Win2k/WinXP stations workgroup with no servers.
Site B has a handful of Win2k Pro station with Win2k server.

Laptops that are logon onto cached network credentials on site B, cannot
access share resources on Site A prompting that there no logon servers can be
found.

The only way is to logon to a local profile to use the network printer on
site A.
However is there any alternative to using local profile? that is to stay
within the network profile.

The domain/workgroup model has no effect on your access permissions -
it just makes administration easier because it allows central storage of
logon credentials.

If a workgroup user logs on as JSmith/SomePassword, and if there
is a current account JSmith/SomePassword on the domain server, then
JSmith will have access to the resources on that server. When he
changes his local password then someone must also change his
domain password.

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Right now, I am having the problem of network user unable to access the
workgroup shared printer not the other way round.

Apparently the win2k pro laptop in Site A is looking for the win2k DC (site
B) to validate the user, which it does not see it and prompts for the domain
inaccessible message.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Create an account on the workgroup PC for the
domain user.