Re: Domain / Workgroup share printer?

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From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 01/02/05 

Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:08:55 -0500

Dhansberry wrote:
> I'm trying to "see" another computer on a windows xp "home" computer,
> (workgroup 'mshome') with another computer that is windows xp pro
> that's a member of a domain (work). I want to be able to share the
> printer. How can I get the Home addition to see the professional
> addition??

Better to put the shared printer on the home/workgroup PC and share it
there - then access it on the XP Pro machine.

If you can ping the home PC from the Pro PC by IP address and by name, you
can map a drive to a share & pass along the correct credentials, which will
be cached & allow you to access other shares such as printers for the
duration of the login session.

One way, in a command line:

net use x: \\computer\share /user:computer\username

Enter the password when prompted. Computer=home PC, username=username on
that PC.

Or get a print server device that allows this printer to just be on the
network, and create a standard TCP/IP port on each workstation to print to
it. Use a static IP on the print server if at all possible.

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