Taking laptop between multiple domains

[dsmcd]

Hello...

I have an employee's WinXP-Pro SP2 laptop that needs to seamlessly travel
between domains. The last time I researched this the solution (for Win2k) was
some 3rd party software that never really did everything I hoped for, and
wasn't as easy for the user as I hoped for.

These days, what options are available? Do I need a network user for each
domain (I'll prefer him to have admin rights at each domain? Can I somehow
sense the LAN's domain? Do I still want 3rd party software to help?

This is a VPs laptop and he's not computer savvy, so I'd like a solution that's
as fool-proof and flexible as possible.

IPs and DNS etc are not a problem. Each domain has DHCP

Any suggestions?

Thx,
D.

 

[Leythos]

Hello...

I have an employee's WinXP-Pro SP2 laptop that needs to seamlessly travel
between domains. The last time I researched this the solution (for Win2k) was
some 3rd party software that never really did everything I hoped for, and
wasn't as easy for the user as I hoped for.

These days, what options are available? Do I need a network user for each
domain (I'll prefer him to have admin rights at each domain? Can I somehow
sense the LAN's domain? Do I still want 3rd party software to help?

This is a VPs laptop and he's not computer savvy, so I'd like a solution that's
as fool-proof and flexible as possible.

IPs and DNS etc are not a problem. Each domain has DHCP

Put him in a workgroup and then create a script that will MAP the shares
with the proper user/password each time he boots - this will let him moved
between domains and use their resources but still allow you to manage
security in those domains (unless you can create the proper trusts between
the networks).

 

[dsmcd]

Put him in a workgroup and then create a script that will MAP the shares
with the proper user/password each time he boots - this will let him moved
between domains and use their resources but still allow you to manage
security in those domains (unless you can create the proper trusts between
the networks).

Nice solution. Very clean. Thanks! Now I just need to brush up on assiging
printers through scripts and I'm done.

Thanks again,
D.