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

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:38:35 -0600, ab <nospam-007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Chuck wrote:
> > 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?
> >
>
>Okay, let me restate the whole thing along with what I have learnt from
>the two links above.
>
>There are two things that I want to accomplish:
>
>1. Access internet from my desktop by using a network cable connected to
> a notebook which connects to the internet using wireless router. I
>thought this would be possible by simply connecting the two computer via
>a network cable but...
>
>2. Setup a small wireless home network to share files between 2
>notebooks and the desktop.
>
>
>Now, what do I have:
>
>one notebook win xp part of a domain, XYZ. Simple file sharing is turned
>on.
>another notebook win xp, workgroup XYZ
>one desktop with xp home, workgroup XYZ
>
>I understand that each computer will have a different ip address
>assigned to it by the router.
>
>
>I read somewhere that I can setup a ICS. I tried sharing my wireless
>network on the notebook Network properties>advanced tools>settings. Maybe
>I did not enable all the options needed, but after connecting the
>notebook to the desktop via a network cable, I could nont access the
>network (internet) from the desktop while it was working fine on the
>notebook. The network cable port on the notebook was lighted red, while
>it was green on the desktop.
>
>This is all I have. How to proceed? I really appreciate your help.

OK, I'm starting (just) to get the picture.

You have a total of 3 computers, a router, and a broadband modem. There are 3
possible scenarios to connect them.
1) Connect the router to the modem, and connect all 3 computers to the router.
2) Connect the router to the modem, computers 1 and 2 to the router, and the 3rd
computer to computer 1, thru a second connection.
3) Connect computer 1 to the modem, connect the router to a second connection on
computer 1, and connect computers 2 and 3 to the router.

Scenario #1 is the simplest by far. Scenario #2 is used when computer #3 can't
connect to the router. Scenario #3 is used when the modem doesn't have an
Ethernet port (either USB, or PPP/serial). When scenarios #2 and 3 are
necessary, computer #1 runs ICS to share the Internet connection.

Both scenarios #2 and 3 are hella more work than scenario #1, in the long run.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/ics-is-ok-but-you-can-do-better.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/ics-is-ok-but-you-can-do-better.html

Which scenario describes your network? Let's start there. First, get the
physical layout described, then we have to mix in the domain issue.

--
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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