configuring a new laptop in a win2000 domain...

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OK, my WIN98SE laptop died the real death yesterday and I need to get
another one in the next few weeks. We have a WAN with three trusted domains
each on its own subnet. I also have an untrusted domain in my testing
environment..I used to change the networking options (a pain) to connect in
between the different sections. I need basic office with none of the sharing
additions.

When I first started upgrading computers to XP (we tried home on a few) it
let me connect to multiple domains. I need that functionality.

My question: should I use XP home and can I set up each subnet as a network
connection? If I use XP Pro, is there a way to connect to many domains? What
about Pen or Media Center???...Which Wondows OS should I install on the
laptop to best interface with Win2000 servers?
(and any configuration tips will be thankfully accepted)

Thanks in advance...
David Bock
 
Neither Windows XP Home Edition nor the new Windows Media Center edition
will allow you to authenticate against a domain so if you need that type of
connection you can forget either of them. If all you need to do is connect
to a domain and use domain resources then you can use any version of Windows
XP since they will connect to a domain and use shared resources the same as
Windows 98 did.

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Thanks, I just need access to shared drives and printers. I also used my
laptop to configure routers etc. Is it possible to set it to pull which
network I am on from the DHCP Server? Ideally I would like to set it up once
on each node and not have to reset the IP addresses each time...

I guess I will ask this in th XP home forum, or buy the Gateway and upgrade
to Pro if I need to...
Thanks again,
David Bock

Richard G. Harper said:
Neither Windows XP Home Edition nor the new Windows Media Center edition
will allow you to authenticate against a domain so if you need that type of
connection you can forget either of them. If all you need to do is connect
to a domain and use domain resources then you can use any version of Windows
XP since they will connect to a domain and use shared resources the same as
Windows 98 did.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


David Bock said:
OK, my WIN98SE laptop died the real death yesterday and I need to get
another one in the next few weeks. We have a WAN with three trusted
domains
each on its own subnet. I also have an untrusted domain in my testing
environment..I used to change the networking options (a pain) to connect
in
between the different sections. I need basic office with none of the
sharing
additions.

When I first started upgrading computers to XP (we tried home on a few) it
let me connect to multiple domains. I need that functionality.

My question: should I use XP home and can I set up each subnet as a
network
connection? If I use XP Pro, is there a way to connect to many domains?
What
about Pen or Media Center???...Which Wondows OS should I install on the
laptop to best interface with Win2000 servers?
(and any configuration tips will be thankfully accepted)

Thanks in advance...
David Bock
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Without more details on how your remote access works it's hard to say, but I
probably can safely assume that if Windows 98 could do it, Windows XP Home
will easily be able to do so as well.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


David Bock said:
Thanks, I just need access to shared drives and printers. I also used my
laptop to configure routers etc. Is it possible to set it to pull which
network I am on from the DHCP Server? Ideally I would like to set it up
once
on each node and not have to reset the IP addresses each time...

I guess I will ask this in th XP home forum, or buy the Gateway and
upgrade
to Pro if I need to...
Thanks again,
David Bock

Richard G. Harper said:
Neither Windows XP Home Edition nor the new Windows Media Center edition
will allow you to authenticate against a domain so if you need that type of
connection you can forget either of them. If all you need to do is connect
to a domain and use domain resources then you can use any version of Windows
XP since they will connect to a domain and use shared resources the same as
Windows 98 did.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


David Bock said:
OK, my WIN98SE laptop died the real death yesterday and I need to get
another one in the next few weeks. We have a WAN with three trusted
domains
each on its own subnet. I also have an untrusted domain in my testing
environment..I used to change the networking options (a pain) to
connect
in
between the different sections. I need basic office with none of the
sharing
additions.

When I first started upgrading computers to XP (we tried home on a few) it
let me connect to multiple domains. I need that functionality.

My question: should I use XP home and can I set up each subnet as a
network
connection? If I use XP Pro, is there a way to connect to many domains?
What
about Pen or Media Center???...Which Wondows OS should I install on the
laptop to best interface with Win2000 servers?
(and any configuration tips will be thankfully accepted)

Thanks in advance...
David Bock
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
You are probably right, I shifted my question over to the XP thread, They
are suggesting getting PRO because it will allow me to connect in a more
thorough manner.

Thanks,
David Bock
Richard G. Harper said:
Without more details on how your remote access works it's hard to say, but I
probably can safely assume that if Windows 98 could do it, Windows XP Home
will easily be able to do so as well.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


David Bock said:
Thanks, I just need access to shared drives and printers. I also used my
laptop to configure routers etc. Is it possible to set it to pull which
network I am on from the DHCP Server? Ideally I would like to set it up
once
on each node and not have to reset the IP addresses each time...

I guess I will ask this in th XP home forum, or buy the Gateway and
upgrade
to Pro if I need to...
Thanks again,
David Bock

Richard G. Harper said:
Neither Windows XP Home Edition nor the new Windows Media Center edition
will allow you to authenticate against a domain so if you need that
Click to expand...
type
of
connection you can forget either of them. If all you need to do is connect
to a domain and use domain resources then you can use any version of Windows
XP since they will connect to a domain and use shared resources the
Click to expand...
same
as
Windows 98 did.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


OK, my WIN98SE laptop died the real death yesterday and I need to get
another one in the next few weeks. We have a WAN with three trusted
domains
each on its own subnet. I also have an untrusted domain in my testing
environment..I used to change the networking options (a pain) to
connect
in
between the different sections. I need basic office with none of the
sharing
additions.

When I first started upgrading computers to XP (we tried home on a
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few)
it
let me connect to multiple domains. I need that functionality.

My question: should I use XP home and can I set up each subnet as a
network
connection? If I use XP Pro, is there a way to connect to many domains?
What
about Pen or Media Center???...Which Wondows OS should I install on the
laptop to best interface with Win2000 servers?
(and any configuration tips will be thankfully accepted)

Thanks in advance...
David Bock
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Good enough, hopefully they'll help you finish filling in the blanks.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


David Bock said:
You are probably right, I shifted my question over to the XP thread, They
are suggesting getting PRO because it will allow me to connect in a more
thorough manner.

Thanks,
David Bock
Richard G. Harper said:
Without more details on how your remote access works it's hard to say,
but I
probably can safely assume that if Windows 98 could do it, Windows XP
Home
will easily be able to do so as well.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


David Bock said:
Thanks, I just need access to shared drives and printers. I also used
my
laptop to configure routers etc. Is it possible to set it to pull which
network I am on from the DHCP Server? Ideally I would like to set it up
once
on each node and not have to reset the IP addresses each time...

I guess I will ask this in th XP home forum, or buy the Gateway and
upgrade
to Pro if I need to...
Thanks again,
David Bock

Neither Windows XP Home Edition nor the new Windows Media Center edition
will allow you to authenticate against a domain so if you need that type
of
connection you can forget either of them. If all you need to do is
connect
to a domain and use domain resources then you can use any version of
Windows
XP since they will connect to a domain and use shared resources the same
as
Windows 98 did.

--
Richard G. Harper [MVP Shell/User] (e-mail address removed)
* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not replied to.
* My website, such as it is ... http://rgharper.mvps.org/
* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


OK, my WIN98SE laptop died the real death yesterday and I need to
get
another one in the next few weeks. We have a WAN with three trusted
domains
each on its own subnet. I also have an untrusted domain in my
testing
environment..I used to change the networking options (a pain) to
connect
in
between the different sections. I need basic office with none of the
sharing
additions.

When I first started upgrading computers to XP (we tried home on a few)
it
let me connect to multiple domains. I need that functionality.

My question: should I use XP home and can I set up each subnet as a
network
connection? If I use XP Pro, is there a way to connect to many domains?
What
about Pen or Media Center???...Which Wondows OS should I install on the
laptop to best interface with Win2000 servers?
(and any configuration tips will be thankfully accepted)

Thanks in advance...
David Bock
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