Re: Laptop: On both a workgroup and a domain - Help please.

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From: Dave (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/15/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 23:23:16 -0700

Thank you everyone for replying. It is great to get so
many positive solutions. Will check out these 2 options
as they appear cheap and easy..hope so.
Thanks again everyone.
>-----Original Message-----
>On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:18:35 -0500, "Chad A. Gross [SBS
MVP]"
><chad.gross@laytonflower.nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>My laptop travels with me from home to the office to
client sites every day
>>(all domains) - my preferred configuration is to leave
the laptop in
>>workgroup mode . . . I have no problem browsing /
accessing network
>>resources at any site. At most, all I have to do is
provide a valid
>>username\password for the domain the first time I
attempt to access a domain
>>resource . . .
>
>I've used "NetSwitcher" for years on peer-to-peer
networks.. I'm not
>sure how well it handles SBS2k3 domains yet. I'll find
out soon. See
>it at "NetSwitcher.com". License costs $14 USD.
>
>I've heard about "MobileNetSwitch" but have not
personally used it and
>I don't know if it really surpasses "NetSwitcher" or
not. See it at
>"MobileNetSwitch.com". License costs 24 Euros ($30 USD
& change).
>
>I travel from client to client. All are currently peer-
to-peer but I
>have my own testing domain at home. Win XP makes it a
bit easier to
>move back and forth but some help is still desirable.
>
>--
> ASelene
>.
>

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