Re: Adding Laptop Client?

From: Javier Gomez [SBS MVP] (javier_gomez_at_remove.this.engineer.com)
Date: 05/14/04 

Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 22:30:58 -0400

Hi Dave!

Follow John's advice and make the laptop's username and password match your
boss account in AD. You should be able to map drives, browse and even use
Exchange. Internet conectivity may require some additional work. 

-- 
Javier [SBS MVP]
<< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
"Dave R." <noSpam@please.com> wrote in message
news:uGAGs1QOEHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I'm not a networking or IT professional (that may already be obvious...)
so
> I need the "networking for dummies" version.
>
> I already tried just plugging the laptops NIC into the network but I could
> not see the server from the laptop nor could I see the laptop from the
> network (I could access the Internet though).
>
> What are the steps I need to take or could you point me to a place to look
> for the instructions?
>
> Thanks again
>
>
> "Chris G." <xxx@xxx.xxx> wrote in message
> news:%23tvXA8POEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > I would think, create a user/password on the XP home since you don't
want
> to
> > screw with his home settings, then share a directory for that user and
> only
> > that user if you only want him to have access to it, then move/copy the
> > files needs accessed to that folder and on the other machine open a web
> > browser \\CPU-NAME or is WINS/DNS isn't working \\IP-Addy will work as
> well,
> > it might ask for a account at that point, login with the user account
> > created then move the file over or make changes. You might have to turn
> off
> > simple sharing on the XP home machine. This is a best guess, I don't
have
> a
> > lot of experience with XP home. Going from XP home to the network shares
> is
> > pretty much the same process except he would use his domain account
> > credentials.
> >
> >
> > "Dave R." <noSpam@please.com> wrote in message
> > news:O$IKcuPOEHA.2876@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > He just wants to be able to access the hard drive on the laptop from
his
> > > work desktop and the network drives from his laptop to transfer work
> files
> > > around. We don't need to manage the laptop from the domain at all and
it
> > > will not connect to the Exchange server.
> > >
> > > What is my best practice for pulling this off?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Dave R.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Javier Gomez [SBS MVP]" <javier_gomez@remove.this.engineer.com> wrote
> in
> > > message news:%23nHYhWOOEHA.1312@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > XP *HOME* cannot be joined to a domain... you would need XP Pro.
What
> > you
> > > > want to access from the laptop? You can pretty much access
everything
> > > > without being part of the domain (plus you won't affect his home
> > setup)...
> > > > the thing is that you will not be able to manage the computer
remoter,
> > > GPOs,
> > > > ect.
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Javier [SBS MVP]
> > > >
> > > > << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
> > > >
> > > > "Dave R." <noSpam@please.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:%230erGQOOEHA.2468@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > I'm trying to add a laptop (the boss' of course...) to the domain
> > > without
> > > > > breaking any of his home wireless connections.
> > > > >
> > > > > I ran the create client disk tool from the administrative console
on
> > SBS
> > > > > then ran the disk on the laptop (after disabling the wireless
> > adapters).
> > > > >
> > > > > I received the following error during networking setup: "Windows
> 2000
> > > > > Networking Wizard - This version of Windows cannot be joined to a
> > > domain."
> > > > > What have I done wrong?
> > > > >
> > > > > The laptop client is Windows XP Home and the server is Win2k SBS.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Dave R.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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