Windows XP Client to Multiple domains

[Paul L Fisher]

My boss works at several locations and want access to
resources to several domains. They are seperate companies
so the domains don't and cannot talk to each other. What
is the best way to setup his laptop? He wants to log on
with one logon on the laptop and get to each the
resources of the domain he is 'plugged' in to.

TIA!

 

[Malke]

My boss works at several locations and want access to
resources to several domains. They are seperate companies
so the domains don't and cannot talk to each other. What
is the best way to setup his laptop? He wants to log on
with one logon on the laptop and get to each the
resources of the domain he is 'plugged' in to.

Most people use third-party software to accomplish this. One program
mentioned a lot is Netswitcher:

http://www.netswitcher.com/

Another program is MultiNetwork Manager from Globesoft:

http://www.globesoft.com/cgi-bin/software_products.asp?productID=3

Happy Holidays,

Malke

 

[Paul L Fisher]

He'd rather not do that. All he really wants is to be able to get to some
network folders and use printers at each location.

I was thinking of using a script on his desktop called 'location 1' that he
would double click on when he was at the 1st location and 'location 2' that
he would click on at the other. In that, he would just have a 'net use h:
\\server\path\ext\user /savecred' and after the 1st time it prompted him for
his domain username and pw, it wouldn't ask any more. That seems to work but
ideally I would like it to run his logon script automatically.

 

[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

At minimal, you'll need 3 hardware profiles, one for each domain, as the
network card will need to be setup for that domains information - i.e.,
name, ip addresses, dns and dhcp servers, etc. If he/she needs to
completely join the domain, then it will require 3 separate user profiles as
well, mapped to the appropriate hardware profile (hence that's why people
use a 3rd party program), not to mention mapping the documents and programs
(start menu) to a common location. XP is not like a Win9x OS - the security
is more robust, thus making things that were so easy under Win9x, a lot more
difficult under WinNT (NT, 2k and XP).

He'd rather not do that. All he really wants is to be able to get to some
network folders and use printers at each location.

I was thinking of using a script on his desktop called 'location 1' that he
would double click on when he was at the 1st location and 'location 2' that
he would click on at the other. In that, he would just have a 'net use h:
\\server\path\ext\user /savecred' and after the 1st time it prompted him for
his domain username and pw, it wouldn't ask any more. That seems to work but
ideally I would like it to run his logon script automatically.