Re: Mix Domain / Workgroup?

From: Mary Ryan (MaryRyan_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:19:11 -0700

What if your home setup is a workgroup and not a domain? It looks to me like
I can set up the computer for a domain OR for a workgroup but that I can't
figure out how to specify that network A is a domain and network B is a
workgroup and then switch between them.

"Robert L [MS-MVP]" wrote:

> Yes, quoted from http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to access different domain without changing the network settings
>
> To use a laptop to access to different domain without changing the domain
> settings, logon local machine (instead of domain) using your domain logon ID
> that also are created on your local computer. If it is possible, you may
> create the same logon id and password on all domain so that you always are
> able to access the domain you are connecting to. Also you may want to create
> one batch file like logon.bat with domain logon ID and password to map
> network drives.
>
>
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> "Ken Valenti" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9c7901c4975d$d98ee5b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >I have two computers running XP. My laptop (XP Pro) is
> > part of a domain (setup at work). I want to transfer
> > files to my Desktop (Windows XP media Center).
> >
> > Can I network these two computers together?
>
>
>

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