Missing Dial-Up button on XP LogOn Screen

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Jay Pondy wrote:

> I need to connect my home machine to my companys network using dial-up
> networking or VPN and be authenticated under the companys domain.
>
> I can connect using dial up networking and our VPN but I am not being
> authenticated when I connect. Each resource I request I must give my
> domain credentials (login) to use them.
>
> My network admin says I should click the "LogOn using Dial-Up
> Networking"
> when I log into my home machine but there is no such button. My home
> machine is in a workgroup.
>
> Can I from a home workgroup logon to a domain and be authenticated as
> a domain user and if so how do I go about doing it?

Is the home machine running XP Home Edition? If yes, then this is why
you must be authenticated each time for each resource. XP Home cannot
join a domain although it can use domain resources after the user is
authenticated. If you need to do this constantly, consider upgrading to
XP Pro. Here is more information about that:

Why Windows XP Professional is Best for Domain-Based Networks
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/over...

Windows XP Home : Accessing data on a Domain Server -
http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxphdoms.htm

Malke
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The machine is XP Pro.

I also have an XP Pro Virtual PC that is exhibiting the exact same problem.


"Malke" wrote:

> Jay Pondy wrote:
>
> > I need to connect my home machine to my companys network using dial-up
> > networking or VPN and be authenticated under the companys domain.
> >
> > I can connect using dial up networking and our VPN but I am not being
> > authenticated when I connect. Each resource I request I must give my
> > domain credentials (login) to use them.
> >
> > My network admin says I should click the "LogOn using Dial-Up
> > Networking"
> > when I log into my home machine but there is no such button. My home
> > machine is in a workgroup.
> >
> > Can I from a home workgroup logon to a domain and be authenticated as
> > a domain user and if so how do I go about doing it?
>
> Is the home machine running XP Home Edition? If yes, then this is why
> you must be authenticated each time for each resource. XP Home cannot
> join a domain although it can use domain resources after the user is
> authenticated. If you need to do this constantly, consider upgrading to
> XP Pro. Here is more information about that:
>
> Why Windows XP Professional is Best for Domain-Based Networks
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/over...
>
> Windows XP Home : Accessing data on a Domain Server -
> http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxphdoms.htm
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

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Jay Pondy wrote:

> The machine is XP Pro.
>
> I also have an XP Pro Virtual PC that is exhibiting the exact same
> problem.
>
>
> "Malke" wrote:
>
>> Jay Pondy wrote:
>>
>> > I need to connect my home machine to my companys network using
>> > dial-up networking or VPN and be authenticated under the companys
>> > domain.
>> >
>> > I can connect using dial up networking and our VPN but I am not
>> > being
>> > authenticated when I connect. Each resource I request I must give
>> > my domain credentials (login) to use them.
>> >
>> > My network admin says I should click the "LogOn using Dial-Up
>> > Networking"
>> > when I log into my home machine but there is no such button. My
>> > home machine is in a workgroup.
>> >
>> > Can I from a home workgroup logon to a domain and be authenticated
>> > as a domain user and if so how do I go about doing it?

Then your next step is to talk to your company's IT people about the
problems you're having with their VPN setup.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User