Windows XP network with imposed workgroup/domain

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Guest

I am trying to share folders and printers between my laptop (XP pro), which
is part of an active directory network workgroup/domain at my place of work,
and home PC (XP home, 'Newfampc'). The laptop was recently updated from the
predecessor workgroup/domain system (sorry I forgot the name) to active
directory. After the update (migration) my previously functional home Wifi
based printer and file sharing would no longer work despite many hours of
effort. If I disable the windows firewall on the home PC I can browse the
computer from the laptop but when I try to open the computer to view shared
folders and printers I get an error "\\Newfampc is not accessible. You might
not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator
of this server to find out if you have access permissions." There is also a
security warning. The workgroup entry on both PCs is the same. It seems to
be some sort of authentication problem. I cannot change settings on the
laptop radically so it will not work logged into my employer's domain. I
feel sure that there is some setting on either or both PCs which will allow
me to share folders and printers. I have tried adding Netbui to the TCPIP
protocol entry and adding the computer browser service. Please can someone
help?
 
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Guest

Additional info I can PING and NET VIEW OK the other PC from both sides over
the WIFI.
 
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

NigelLawton009 said:
I am trying to share folders and printers between my laptop (XP pro),
which is part of an active directory network workgroup/domain

Which? A workgroup, or a domain? They're mutually exclusive.
at my
place of work, and home PC (XP home, 'Newfampc'). The laptop was
recently updated from the predecessor workgroup/domain system (sorry
I forgot the name) to active directory. After the update (migration)
my previously functional home Wifi based printer and file sharing
would no longer work despite many hours of effort. If I disable the
windows firewall on the home PC I can browse the computer from the
laptop

You could add an exception for file/print sharing instead.
but when I try to open the computer to view shared folders and
printers I get an error "\\Newfampc is not accessible. You might not
have permission to use this network resource. Contact the
administrator of this server to find out if you have access
permissions." There is also a security warning. The workgroup entry
on both PCs is the same.

There's no workgroup on the laptop, if it's a domain member. But that
doesn't matter.

When you're on the laptop, and want to connect to a shared resource on the
home PC, you can map a drive letter & provide credentials -

E.g., in a command prompt:

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

Enter the password when prompted, and then you will be authenticated on the
remote computer & can access any other resources on it without putting in
another name/password.
It seems to be some sort of authentication
problem. I cannot change settings on the laptop radically so it will
not work logged into my employer's domain.

Good! You may actually want to askyour employer what you *are* permitted to
do with the company laptop on your own network.
I feel sure that there is
some setting on either or both PCs which will allow me to share
folders and printers. I have tried adding Netbui to the TCPIP
protocol entry and adding the computer browser service. Please can
someone help?

You do not want NetBEUI - remove it. NetBIOS over TCP/IP will allow you to
browse, but that isn't the issue either.
 
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Guest

Many thanks for your response, this is very useful. In the end I find that
mapping a network drive once my PC is validated with Net use provides
reasonable continuity without the need to re-validate each time I connect.
This is with firewalls in place, I already had the file sharing exceptions.

I use the PC at work and at home almost every day. However I still find
that the shared printer I use on the home PC is at least sometimes not
available unless I actually open the mapped drive first. I intend to try a
shotcut to the drive in the startup folder which will generate an error when
I am not on the home network. Can you advise any alternative solutions?

Regarding what I am allowed to do with the laptop I am a manager for a
multinational company BOC Edwards (part of CCMP) and travel the world with my
laptop connecting via VPN through broadband connections in hotels and other
company's facilities. It is accepted that the laptop will be used in this
way, connecting to my home network is a facility for my employer as it allows
me to collect email in the evenings and weekends to support customers and
colleagues in different time zones.

Thanks again for your help,

Regards

Nigel Lawton
 
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]

NigelLawton009 said:
Many thanks for your response, this is very useful. In the end I
find that mapping a network drive once my PC is validated with Net
use provides reasonable continuity without the need to re-validate
each time I connect. This is with firewalls in place, I already had
the file sharing exceptions.

I use the PC at work and at home almost every day. However I still
find that the shared printer I use on the home PC is at least
sometimes not available unless I actually open the mapped drive
first. I intend to try a shotcut to the drive in the startup folder
which will generate an error when I am not on the home network. Can
you advise any alternative solutions?

You could put a batch file in your startup - it could do the net use command
for you. You might even do something clever in it so it would detect whether
you were at work or at home; you don't want it running while you're at work.
Regarding what I am allowed to do with the laptop I am a manager for a
multinational company BOC Edwards (part of CCMP) and travel the world
with my laptop connecting via VPN through broadband connections in
hotels and other company's facilities. It is accepted that the
laptop will be used in this way, connecting to my home network is a
facility for my employer as it allows me to collect email in the
evenings and weekends to support customers and colleagues in
different time zones.

Cool beans.
Thanks again for your help,

No prob :)
 

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