Re: Adding a domain'd laptop to my home network
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:44:38 -0800
On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 16:11:02 -0800, Guy <Guy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>"Chuck" wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:44:03 -0800, Guy <Guy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >"Jack" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi
>> >> Assuming that you are allowed to "play" with the Laptop settings, and you
>> >> can log as an Admin.
>> >> May be this can Help, http://www.ezlan.net/faq#fewtcp-ip
>> >> Jack (MVP-Networking).
>> >>
>> >> "Guy" <Guy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> >> news:F385741A-2869-4AAF-B570-61391C7C5436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> > Is there a way of adding my work laptop (running Win XP Pro and is set up
>> >> > for
>> >> > a Domain) into my home network? I have established the network
>> >> > successfully
>> >> > using the Network Setup Wizard on the desktop pc (Win XP HE) which has the
>> >> > broadband modem attached to it, and it tells me to run the Wizard on any
>> >> > other pc that I want to add to the network. However, the Wizard won't run
>> >> > on
>> >> > my laptop because it's part of a domain. There was a similar question
>> >> > posted some months ago, but I didn't understand the response, which was:
>> >> >
>> >> > "As long as you have an IP address on the correct network at home and can
>> >> > ping the other computers/gateway/etc, you can connect to resources on your
>> >> > home computers ....don't change your domain setup.
>> >> >
>> >> > One example, using a command prompt:
>> >> >
>> >> > net use x: \\computer\share /user:computername\username
>> >> >
>> >> > ....where the username is a valid user account on the computer you want to
>> >> > access. Enter the password when prompted."
>> >> >
>> >> > I'm not sure, from this, what exactly I should be doing on the laptop.
>> >> > The
>> >> > home network name is MSHOME, the "host" computer is called DESKTOP. I
>> >> > sign
>> >> > in to my laptop with username GUY and domain name I2B.
>>
>> >Chuck & Jack,
>> >
>> >really appreciate you both replying. It certainly looks a complicated
>> >business (for me, anyway). Am I correct in saying that the easiest thing is
>> >to set up the home network with the same name as the domain name? I cannot
>> >alter my laptop's domain name, but I can alter the home pc workgroup name.
>> >(Incidentally, once you've set up a home network via the Wizard, how do you
>> >rename or delete it?)
>>
>> Guy,
>>
>> That's the idea. In the browser context, the only time domain vs workgroup
>> becomes relevant is when the master browser is elected. Otherwise, a domain
>> member is the same as a workgroup member. Make the workgroup the same as the
>> domain, and the master browser for one will service the other.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/windows-networking.html
>>
>> Once you setup any home network, renaming the workgroup is done by changing the
>> workgroup names in all of the computers. There is no central workgroup control
>> - it's all peer to peer. You change the workgroup, on each individual computer,
>> from the System Properties (My Computer - Properties) wizard.
>Chuck, I tried setting up my home network with the same name as my laptop
>domain. Whilst the network setup wizard completes ok (on the desktop), I
>still cannot get my laptop onto the n/w - the n/w setup wizard won't run as
>it detects that the laptop is part of a domain. Is there some other setup
>routine I should be running? (Incidentally, let me check I'm using the exact
>correct domain name: on the laptop, the domain name is "I2B" but when I
>check in Control Panel...System...Computer Name, it's showing as "I2B.local"
>so this is what I set the workgroup name to be when setting up the network on
>the desktop. Which is correct?).
>
>I noticed another thread 'Cannot re-name the full computer name' entered on
>1/12/06. In the reply from 'Malke', attention is drawn to an article by
>Charlie Russel entitled 'Managing One Windows XP-based Laptop for the Office
>and Home'
>(http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/mobility/learnmore/russel_02march04.mspx).
> Firstly, regarding the paragraph 'Home Networking Scenarios', I'm not 100%
>sure whether my setup is #2 or #3 - how can I determine for certain whether
>or not I've got a DHCP server? I use the BT 1200 Home Networking kit, where
>you plug the supplied ADSL Modem into the DSL-enabled phone line and into the
>desktop, where the gateway software runs (2wire). I think DHCP is provided
>by the gateway software, which tends to suggest I'm running 'a home network
>with a DHCP server' - yes?
>
>Assuming this is the case, then I'm concerned at the next section of the
>article which talks about DHCP. It says "At home, few people are running
>their own Windows 2000 Server acting as a DHCP server, but if you connect to
>the Internet with a cable or DSL modem, or through an Internet gateway,
>you're actually running a DHCP server on the modem or gateway. The modem or
>gateway handles all the necessary details of sending the configuration
>information to your laptop when you bring it home and you should be able to
>just connect to the network and get on with your business.....". Well, yes
>and no - I can connect the laptop to the Internet ok, but I can't connect
>into my home network. He then goes on to talk about Alternate
>Configuration, but is this relevant in my case? Will Windows XP notice I'm
>not on the company domain and therefore automatically switch to use a
>different set of TCP/IP settings (the Alternate Configuration)? My setup
>is exactly as he shows in the screenshots, i.e. my Alternate Configuration is
>set to Automatic private IP address.
Guy.
You've asked a few interesting questions. Let's try diagnosing your problems,
so I have an idea where your problems are.
First, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from each computer, so we
can diagnose the problem. Read THIS article, and ALL linked articles, and
follow instructions precisely:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
--
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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