Re: W2K Laptop Networking Questions

From: serverguy (nospam_at_hatespam.com)
Date: 06/23/04 

Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 09:50:33 -0400

For number 3, if you have DHCP and DNS centralized, it should be no problem
logging onto the same domain from different subnets. Actually, DHCP doesn't
even need to be centralized - not sure what your problem is with this. Are
you not using DHCP?

Other than that, I would suggest some sort of colaboration software (MS
Sharepoint server) or maybe Citrix or a VPN solution.

"absolutezero273c" <absolutezero273c@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:1031E17A-ACB4-46DC-B684-E8B9B4ECAB48@microsoft.com...
> G'Day, all.
>
> I was unable to find what I needed by googleing. Perhaps I am searching
with the wrong words and was wondering if I might get direction from this
group.
>
> Issue:
> I have employees that go out into the field together that require the
ability to "hub" or network together.
>
> I had implemented a software called Multi-Network Manager which but it
doesn't seem to fit the bill so it has been removed from all laptops.
>
> At first I thought I could just have them use their cached network account
but when we tried that it prompts some of them for a logon server. Others
it does not.
>
> If I have them logon locally then they can't always browse to network
neighborhood and find the other computers as some tell me they have done.
>
> We are currently trying a solution that requires a reg hack that allows us
to share their network profile to their local profile. I believe this may
be solving the problem of allowing them to use items and data in their
network profile, but it does nothing, I believe, to relieve the networking
issues.
>
> Objectives:
> 1. laptop users need to have access to "domain" when in the office and the
"workgroup" when out of the office.
>
> 2. laptop users need access to their cached network profile for access to
their software and data while they are both on the domain and in the
workgroup.
>
> 3. laptop users need access to 2 different subnets of the domain (main
office and remote office) without having to manually make the changes.
Also, will need to connect to each other as referred to in number 1.
>
> Is there a quick and dirty solution that would allow me to meet these 3
requirements?
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance or direction.
>
> Regards,
>

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