Networking work computer @ home

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I have a work laptop that I installed a wireless device
to connect to my wireless workgroup at home. The network
at work is a server based LAN. All computers are running
2000 Professional.

When I connect the laptop @ home, it connects to the AP
so that I can access the internet. I also can "see" the
home network and the computers connected to the network
(but not the shared folders or the printers), although
the laptop shows up on a seperate network. When I try to
open one of the computers on the home network for access,
the laptop says that the network server is not available
for logon. I presume it is trying to connect to the work
network as my home network is a workgroup.

Do I need to establish a different network profile for
the laptop at home so that it establishes itself as part
of the workgroup and not just part of my work server
domain?

TIA
 
Asked and answered many times before on this NG. In the absence of
third-party software, your laptop must be in either a domain or workgroup
but cannot be in both at the same time. Another profile isn't going to
help. Unless you plan on making your workgroup name the same as your work
domain name (not recommended in my opinion), then you must unjoin the
domain - BUT - be very aware that when you do that you will not be able to
get back onto your work domain without help from the network administrator.
 
I have a XP home network and a Windows 2000 (work) laptop
in a domain. I have a user on my XP machine that matches
that of my domain user - same name, same password. Logon
into the laptop with your domain username and then when
you browse other machines on your network your user
credentials will match.
 
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try...
-----Original Message-----
I have a XP home network and a Windows 2000 (work) laptop
in a domain. I have a user on my XP machine that matches
that of my domain user - same name, same password. Logon
into the laptop with your domain username and then when
you browse other machines on your network your user
credentials will match.
the
absence of profile
isn't going to the
same as your work
.
Click to expand...
 
The only problem is that when you are logging into the laptop's work domain
at home, you are using cached credentials, not a true domain login - could
cause unpredictable results.
 
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