Sign in with
Sign up | Sign in
Your question

Browse files on non domain PC

Tags:
  • Windows 7
  • Domain
Last response: in Business Computing
Share
September 17, 2014 1:03:42 PM

Hey guys, new to the forums here but let me tell you what im trying to do.

I am a new IT guy for a manufacturing plant. We have a tool vending machine that is on a workgroup on a 192.168.5.xxx scheme and a domain on the 192.168.0.xxx scheme. The vending machine is able to get on the network as it sends orders back to the headquarters to order parts.

The problem I have is that I need to be able to access the windows 7 PC inside the machine from time to time to check the files. I am able to access my PC on the domain from the vending machine but cannot access the vending machine from my domain PC. I am able to ping the PC but not browse the explorer folders. Tells me it cant find the PC.

I have tried with the IP and does not find it that way. I am able to rdp into the vending machine PC but I can't be doing that as people are constantly using it to pull out tools. I have checked file sharing and it is active on the vending machine and there is no firewall active. The only thing separating my domain and the vending machine is a layer 3 switch.

Does anyone have any ideas on what to check?

More about : browse files domain

a b $ Windows 7
September 17, 2014 3:29:49 PM

Nothing to check the problem is basic Domain standards. As your on a Domain that uses the Domain to validate 'access' to a shared resource, that resource has to have the Domain information to 'validate' your account to access any shared folders. As the machine is NOT on the domain, then you can't 'share it' to a Domain system. As it is on a different network schema (5.xxx) Homegroup (psuedo Workgroup Domain implemented by MS) won't work either, as your not on the homegroup nor same schema.

Your only solutions are RDP or put the vending machine on the Domain. Otherwise as you said your just 'checking files' you could setup a secure FTP on it and then you can FTP to the machine and check the files are there your looking for, but your RDP already works so seems pointless.
m
0
l
September 19, 2014 10:36:22 AM

You haven't really said what you want to access on the "vending" machine, so it's hard to say for sure what the block might be.

You can check to see if the firewall is logically separating your subnets & only allowing certain protocols (like ping & RDP, but maybe not SMB). If you're trying to access files, you can check to see if the workgroup name is set to the same as the domain name; from that, you may be able to access a file share on that machine through a named account on that local machine (e.g. "VENDING\Administrator").

A simple way to manage it is to add it to your domain, as previously mentioned. However, perhaps you have a reason why it was separated from your main domain initially.
m
0
l
!