Re: Client Server Setup

Hey Scott,

WOW! That company has no clue of the risks that they are taking. First of
all to my knowlege there is only 1 way you can have a network of that size in
a workgroup, and that is to have everyone with the exact same logon
screenname and password so that they can still share files. Otherwise every
single computer would have to have 500 or so entries in their user accounts
so that everyone would have permissions and there is no way that is
happening. So tell those people to get their network set up in a domain or
they will be S K rewed!!! Also, tell the company that they need a new
engineer! Good Luck

Joe

Kemco IT Pro

"Scott Viney" wrote:

> Heya Kemco,
>
> Thanks for your help. This confirms what a friend told me to check
> yesterday. I have done that on a client computer and it confirms its a
> workgroup. IE Peer to peer.
>
> The reason for all of this is that Iam working out of my partners office.
> They have this setup done by their engineer, the problem I have its a
> spanish speaking country and my language skills and knowledge of networks
> dont go very far. He has replied to an email from my partner that its ok
> the way it is. That it should be up to the professionalism of the users to
> not mess with things. Well, I have to disagree when he gives them all
> access to the intenet. With no firewall, or protection. Of course there is
> no policy in the office other than ppl should only use it for work. Well
> already there have been ppl chatting on msn messenger. At the moment there
> would be 7 computers and 2 laptops, and a server if it was taken away from
> the user now. He has also stated that he works in a company of 237 users in
> the building and 185 remote users. I cannot believe he has a set up peer to
> peer for such an organisation. And also states that he doenst have problems
> with those users at his company. Probably because its all locked down.
>
> From the systems I have worked with before its been client server setup.
> That way the users were given certain rights to particular data and
> priveledges. Am I getting in over my head or do I have reason?
>
> Cheers,
> Scott V
> "Kemco" <Kemco@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> escribió en el mensaje
> news:2BB08580-DFDD-48BF-A043-847E75366855@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Scott,
> >
> > I don't think Yves understood you right. Or maybe it is I who isn't
> > understanding correctly but in either case here is how you can see if the
> > client computers are in a domain or not. Go to a client computer right
> > Click
> > on My Computer or go to control panel > system(same thing) click on the
> > computer name tab and it should say full computer name and domain right
> > there. You can also click on change and it will have a bullet selection
> > of
> > domain or workgroup and if it is on domain then they are using the client
> > server domain if its on workgroup then they are only using a peer to peer
> > network. Good Luck
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > Kemco IT Pro
> >
> > "Scott Viney" wrote:
> >
> >> Good morning All,
> >>
> >> Iam in an office that has a server with windows server 2000. But I have
> >> this gut feeling that it is all setup peer to peer not client/server.
> >> With
> >> the server computer just being used as a normal computer. Is there any
> >> way
> >> to check to see how it is setup?
> >>
> >> Networking newbie,
> >> Scott
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
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