Re: unable to access shared folders on server
From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 01/12/05
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Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 20:37:40 +0100
Hi Dustin,
W2k and XP have cached logins, so if the domain controller is not available,
it will use the cached credentials.
-- Regards, Marina Microsoft SBS-MVP One of the Magical M&M's "Dustin Trapani" <anon@napster.com> schreef in bericht news:uElmHM%239EHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > Marina, > I took your advice and setup 2 clients on the domain as I needed just > some basic experience getting everything working. So far, so good. I do have > one concern though, Some of our laptops have to connect through a wireless > cellular link. I can use microsoft's vpn client to connect that before they > login to the domain, but what about times when they can't get a signal and > can't reach the domain. > > Can the workstations be setup to login to the user accounts without access > to the domain controller? > > "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in > message news:u9%23gc9z9EHA.2996@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > Hi Dustin, > > > > Yes, VPN is a possibility. > > > > Smallbizserver.Net > SBS 2003 > Workstations > Connecting a remote > > workstation to a domain: > > http://www.smallbizserver.net/Default.aspx?tabid=167 > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Marina > > Microsoft SBS-MVP > > One of the Magical M&M's > > > > "Dustin Trapani" <dustin underscore trapani at yahoo dot com> schreef in > > bericht news:%23qCzclz9EHA.2076@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > >> hhmmmmmmmmmmmmm.. > >> > >> > >> > >> if none of the user's computers are in the office I'd have to link them > > over > >> the internet. How would this be done? VPN? And, if so, wouldn't the VPN > >> client have to be connected before you could logon? > >> > >> Sorry, I'm a bit new to server administration and I appreciate so much > > that > >> you have been very helpful on several issues lately. I'm desperately > > trying > >> to finishing this issues so I can stop administering the server so much > > and > >> get back to business. Your help, along with the rest of the group has > > gotten > >> me very far, there's just a few more things to iron out. > >> > >> Dustin > >> > >> > >> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in > > message > >> news:O%231QFgz9EHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > >> > Hi Dustin, > >> > > >> > You are just making life complicated for yourself. Join the computers > > and > >> > you don't have to deal anymore with giving the credentials. > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Regards, > >> > > >> > Marina > >> > Microsoft SBS-MVP > >> > One of the Magical M&M's > >> > > >> > "Dustin Trapani" <dustin underscore trapani at yahoo dot com> schreef > >> > in > >> > bericht news:%23zYmMWz9EHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > >> >> No, we're talking about computers on a workgroup that have been able > >> >> to > >> >> access the domain. I've not setup these systems on the domain. They > >> >> are > >> >> accessing the VPN to get access then just browsing to the shared > > folder. > >> > I'm > >> >> also experiencing the same problem if I'm trying to access the shared > >> > folder > >> >> from a system on the local network. > >> >> > >> >> I know I'm missing out on a lot of security and some convience this > > way, > >> > but > >> >> none of the users are actually at the branch where the server is. So, > >> > having > >> >> them log into the domain seems needlessly complicated since they are > > not > >> >> always accessing the server. > >> >> "Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in > >> > message > >> >> news:OfmzASz9EHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > >> >> > Hi Dustin, > >> >> > > >> >> > Make sure the computers are really login into the domain, in stead > >> >> > of > >> > the > >> >> > local computer domain. They are joined with > > servername/connectcomputer? > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > Regards, > >> >> > > >> >> > Marina > >> >> > Microsoft SBS-MVP > >> >> > One of the Magical M&M's > >> >> > > >> >> > "Dustin Trapani" <dustin underscore trapani at yahoo dot com> > >> >> > schreef > >> >> > in > >> >> > bericht news:eFAJ5Zy9EHA.3472@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > >> >> >> Also, from computers in the workgroup but not in the domain I can > >> >> >> no > >> >> > longer > >> >> >> view the domain. Previously it appeared as 'domain-name' but now > >> > there's > >> >> >> nothing. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> "Dustin Trapani" <dustin underscore trapani at yahoo dot com> wrote > > in > >> >> >> message news:eW$WkWy9EHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > >> >> >> > No problem logging into server via remote desktop, no problem > >> > printing > >> >> > or > >> >> >> > connecting via VPN, but whenever users try to connect to a shared > >> >> >> > folder > >> >> >> > on the server it asks for their credentials then refuses them > >> >> >> > access. > >> >> > I'm > >> >> >> > confirmed this problem with my administrator account and the > >> >> >> > server's > >> >> >> > Administrator account. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Any thoughts? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > >
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