Re: Moving Between Home and Office Networking

That will work, but most users find that approach unsatisfactory because it
loads a different profile affecting the desktop, email accounts, sometimes
usability of installed programs, etc.
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"Tom Jones" <tj@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On you logon screen all you have to do use the drop down window next to
> "log on to"and select your local login (this computer). Then login using
> your home credentials. Change it back when at work. There is no reason to
> map any drives.
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> "TheScullster" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Malke" wrote:
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>>> Once you've logged in using your domain account (using cached
>>> credentials), and have an IP address on the home network, you can map
>>> drives, use printers, whatnot, very easily - one way, in a command
>>> line:
>>>
>>> net use x: \\computername\sharename /user:computername\username <enter>
>>>
>>> MS KB article about the Net Use command - http://tinyurl.com/3bpnj
>>>
>>> Regarding ZoneAlarm - snip
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>> Thanks Malke
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>> I follow the Zone Alarm stuff and will try out over weekend.
>> Not clear on the net use though!
>> The home network is a Workgroup, the office is DHCP Domain.
>> Are you saying that I should not join the home Workgroup and that net use
>> will show the available resources without this authentication.
>> If so, is it possible to launch a batch file at logon to set these
>> paths/mappings?
>>
>> Phil
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