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More info?)
VPN can be a headache, but if you just need to send and rec files, then
another way to do that .... via parallel cable or a null modem cable
(welcome back to the dark ages)...LOL
..
KK
"Step" <random2222@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:OLidnTlCrPZ4Hd7cRVn-oA@adelphia.com...
> Thanks very much for the assistance. As you probably guessed, I'm very
new
> at networking. You are correct about my work laptop, I do not want to
> change the domain as it is a pain to get back on it. As another option,
> could I do VPN or some type of PPTP (point to point tunneling protocol)
> instead? My main goals are to be able to 1. send backups onto my (larger
> HD) desktops regularly in case my laptop dies again, and 2. to
occasionally
> print while at home.
> I will take your advice on the XP comps, and see if I can at least get
them
> to talk to each other. Right now I am running Zone Alarm, so I think that
> might be why they can't see each other (they're on the same workgroup, and
> show up themselves in network places, but the other comp does not show up,
> nor can I ping it - dhcp is not making that any easier). I will post
later
> when I have messed with that a little.
> Any advice on the VPN idea would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again for
> your help.
> TIA,
> Stephen
>
> "Danny C" <Danny@CarwileEnterprises.com> wrote in message
> news:41409898$0$10709$2c56edd9@news.cablerocket.com...
> >
> > "Step" <random2222@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> > news:HfSdnVgZVqBBjKfcRVn-jg@adelphia.com...
> > > I am having a similar issue. I have a win2k laptop (dell inspiron
8100,
> > all
> > > patched up), and 2 XP home desktops (1 emachine and 1 "Monster"). My
> > laptop
> > > is on a domain at work, but I bring it home in the evenings and want
to
> be
> > > able to share files and printers between the computers. Why can't I
get
> > it
> > > to work?
> > >
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Stephen
> >
> > More than likely it's still looking for the domain controller at your
> > office. You will probably have to go into the network properties and
> change
> > it to connect to your home network "workgroup", what ever you named it.
> If
> > this is a company machine I wouldn't suggest this as you may not be able
> to
> > get back on your work domain unless you have administrative rights. I
> > worked at Ericsson for a couple of years and employees would remove
their
> > pc's from the domain but didn't have local admin rights to the machine
so
> > they couldn't add their pc back to the domain. Also you will have to
have
> > identical accounts on the 2 xp machines with the same Username and
> Password
> > as you are logging onto the 2000 laptop.
> > Hope this helped
> >
> > Danny
> > www.CarwileEnterprises.com
> >
> > >
> > > "Richard Wright" <rbw@tis-online.com> wrote in message
> > > news:10jf2uugag7c4d7@corp.supernews.com...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I have a mixed network of Windows XP & 2000 nodes. All 3 Win2000
> nodes
> > > and
> > > > 1 XP node communicate with no problems, but can't communicate with
the
> > > other
> > > > 2 XP nodes, but these 2 XP nodes can communicate with the 3 2000
nodes
> > and
> > > > the one XP node. The error message states that these nodes do not
> have
> > > > permission to access.
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
> > > >
> > > > TIA,
> > > >
> > > > Richard Wright
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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