Access a Windows XP machine not on the domain

[Techserv]

This is probably a silly question and I am 99% sure it is possible I
just don't have a convenient way to physically test it right now.

I am planning on setting up a machine to act as a simple document
server for a 4 computer network that is on a domain and don't see the
sense in spending the extra cash to put a Windows Server OS on it.

Can a Windows XP computer that is logged onto a domain access a Windows
XP Professional file share that is on a machine that is NOT logged onto
the domain? I know that all the usernames and passwords would have to
be setup locally on the non-domain computer and I can't have more than
10 concurrent connections.

Thanks

 

[Chuck]

This is probably a silly question and I am 99% sure it is possible I
just don't have a convenient way to physically test it right now.

I am planning on setting up a machine to act as a simple document
server for a 4 computer network that is on a domain and don't see the
sense in spending the extra cash to put a Windows Server OS on it.

Can a Windows XP computer that is logged onto a domain access a Windows
XP Professional file share that is on a machine that is NOT logged onto
the domain? I know that all the usernames and passwords would have to
be setup locally on the non-domain computer and I can't have more than
10 concurrent connections.

Thanks

Have you joined the Windows XP server to the domain, or is it just left in a
workgroup?

If the latter, you'll have to setup a local account (Guest, if you're daring
enough), activated for network access.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#Help

If the server isn't going to be joined to the domain, it will still be visible
to the domain members, if you put it in a workgroup with the name equal to the
domain name.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#DomainClient>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/file-sharing-under-windows-xp.html#DomainClient

If you join the server to the domain, it will be as good as any server,
excepting that, as you noted, you will be limited to 10 simultaneous
connections. Other than that, no limitations.

 

[Techserv]

Thanks, thats what I thought. This new machine will not be joining the
domain because they will be adding another computer in a few months
that will need to join the domain and that will max out their licenses
for the time being. The machine I am setting up now does not need any
domain privledges it just needs to store and serve up document files
(office going paperless).

I thought I had done this before by setting the workgroup name the same
as the domain, just coudn't remember for sure.

Thanks for the reply