Re: Combining AD Domains and Workgroups

From: Ray (rsberger3_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:30:40 -0800

Shalom B. wrote:
>
> It is my understanding that to enable browsing computers (or atleast
> have them visible)via the network neighbourhood the computers have to be
> in the same workgroup or AD Domain (please correct me if i am wrong),
> therefore, how does one effeciently maintain smooth authentication and
> computer browsing for a multihomed host connected to both an AD domain
> and a simple workgroup.
>
> Scenario : I have a AD domain consisting of 2 DCs, one of which is
> multi-homed, one interface leading to one AD Domain in a LAN and
> another interface leading to a remote LAN. There are no issues with
> connectivity but there are problems authenticating hosts on the remote
> LAN to be able to browse the second DC via the Network Neighbourhood,
> also, there are some intermittent problems in Mapping drives to this
> second DC.
>

Name your Workgroup with the same name as the Pre-Windows 2000 name
given to your domain. For example, if your domain is local.xyz.com, its
pre-windows 2000 domain name is probably "local". Give your workgroup
the name of "local" Then all of the computers (both domain members and
workgroup members) will be browsable - all will be listed under "Local"
in My Network places.
As noted by others, this has nothing to do with authentication, which
will be done on each workstation for members of the workgroup and on the
Domain Controller for members of the domain.

Ray Berger
ITNWorks.com

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