Re: home network on office computer w/d...

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 23:34:39 -0600, ab <abhi_nav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Chuck wrote:
>> On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 21:13:52 -0600, ab <abhi_nav@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>I am new to the networking world. I have my office laptop which is part
>>>of a domain. I also have another laptop at home and a desktop at home. I
>>>have wireless internet through a router at home. Now, I want to setup a
>>>home network to transfer files easily between the three computers. How
>>>can I do this? I will really appreciate if someone can point me in the
>>>right direction. a google search yielded:
>>>
>>>1. Something about choosing workgroup over domain, but my laptop is
>>>already part of a domain. Can I have both?
>>>
>>>thanks,
>>
>>
>> Do you have wireless Internet working for the office laptop, when it's at home?
>> That's the key. Start with this article, which should cover the physical
>> connectivity issues.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/have-laptop-will-travel.html
>>
>> Now, the office laptop can work just as well being a domain member, and
>> accessing your home workgroup, as joining the workgroup. You won't see the
>> other computers in Network Neighborhood, but they will be there. There are
>> several other connects that you may need to know about, though, so read this
>> article too.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html
>>
>> And please - save yourself (and your LAN admin) a lot of work. Don't go joining
>> the laptop to the workgroup. If you do that, you'll have to rejoin the domain
>> when you take the laptop back to your office.
>>
>okay, unfortunately by the time I read your message, I had already
>messed up my network such that it lost the domain. My sys admin was king
>enough to explain me and config my domain again.
>
>Another question: I have a wireless card on my notebook. My modem goes
>through a router. I want to connect my desktop to the laptop (with the
>domain) through a network cable such that I dont have to bring the cable
> from the modem to the desktop. Now sure how to do this.

First, learn the difference between physical connection (using either Ethernet
or WiFi), and Windows Networking / file sharing authentication using domain
membership.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html

Now, how do you intend to use the wireless card on the notebook? What will it
connect to?

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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