Trying to see file on a non domain network from a domain laptop.

[Tim]

Hi there,

Hope this make some sense my wife has a school laptop which is set up as a
domain only Windows XP pro which means she can use our home wireless or
wired network but cannot see or share her files on our home computers as we
are set up at home as a non domain workgroup.

Is there any way without changing her current school settings on her laptop
that she can share files with our home network?

Hope I've explained this properly?

Many thanks, Tim.

 

[Malke]

Hi there,

Hope this make some sense my wife has a school laptop which is set up
as a domain only Windows XP pro which means she can use our home
wireless or wired network but cannot see or share her files on our
home computers as we are set up at home as a non domain workgroup.

Is there any way without changing her current school settings on her
laptop that she can share files with our home network?

Hope I've explained this properly?

Many thanks, Tim.

You did just fine. Here's information from MVP Lanwench on how to
use your domain-enabled laptop at home:

You don't need to change to a workgroup just to access resources on it.
You shouldn't play with your laptop's network settings at all. Once
you've logged in using your domain account (using cached credentials),
and have an IP address on the home network, you can map drives, use
printers, whatnot, very easily - one way, in a command line:

net use x: \\computername\sharename /user:computername\username <enter>

MS KB article about the Net Use command - http://tinyurl.com/3bpnj

Malke

 

[Tim]

Hi there,

Sorry but I'm not sure about the command line prompt, do I have to type net
use then x:\\ and which computer name is that the laptop or the home
desktop? What is the sharename? do I then have to type user:computername
and again which computer name laptop or home desktop. Username I understand
but again is it the laptop or the desktop?

This doesn't seem like the easy way to share files given that we currently
use workgroups which allows us just to drag and drop files via Windows
Explorer is that possible with this combination?

Sorry for all the questions but do need to make sure I understand this in
order to
give it a go.

Again many thanks for your response.

Tim.

 

[Malke]

Hi there,

Sorry but I'm not sure about the command line prompt, do I have to
type net use then x:\\ and which computer name is that the laptop or
the home
desktop? What is the sharename? do I then have to type
user:computername
and again which computer name laptop or home desktop. Username I
understand but again is it the laptop or the desktop?

This doesn't seem like the easy way to share files given that we
currently use workgroups which allows us just to drag and drop files
via Windows Explorer is that possible with this combination?

Sorry for all the questions but do need to make sure I understand this
in order to
give it a go.

That is why I gave you the link to the MS Knowledge Base article. Follow
the instructions there or have your wife ask her school's IT Dept. to
write down an easy step-by-step for her. They may even have a little
script for her to run or perhaps can create a local account for her.

There is a big difference between Workgroups and a domain and if you
change any of the laptop's domain settings, your wife will no longer be
able to log onto her laptop until she has asked the school IT Dept. for
help.

Malke