No logon servers available to service the logon request

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Scott

Hi,

I have a home network consisting of the following:

Desktop Machine
Windows XP SP2
Shared printer on desktop machine
Member of a workgroup only

Laptop Machine
Windows 2000 Professional
From work
At work, I login to an Active Directory domain

Hub/Router
Connects the two machines

When I bring my laptop machine home, I can network in ONE WAY ONLY, from the
desktop to the laptop, i.e. from WXP to W2K. What I do is:

Invoke Windows Explorer on the desktop
In the address field, enter the IP@ of the laptop, i.e. \\192.168.1.3
I get prompted with an authentication dialog from the laptop
I login with my cached DC credentials, i.e. DOMAIN\username & pw
I can then see the files on the laptop from the desktop.

When I try the exact opposite, attempting to network FROM the laptop (W2K)
TO the desktop (WXP), I get this error dialogue:

There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.

Since my laptop can't see my desktop, I can't use the shared printer on the
desktop, nor can I initiate any file transfer from the laptop (either push
or pull).

What do I need to configure in WXP on the desktop so that I can establish
networking from W2K to WXP? AFAIK, I've just got the default settings on
both the laptop and the desktop.

Thanks,
Scott
 
Because your Laptop is part of a Domain, a Domain controller is needed to
authorize any connections. And of course that is at the Office.
There is a way to allow a Laptop to access Multiple Domains, but I am not
sure about Domain/workgroup combo, sorry.

But I would try using a "Local Account" to access the Laptop. The laptop
must have at least a Local Admin account, or create one for this use.
So that when asked for Username, Password and Domain. Enter the Laptop name
as the Domain and use a local account/password.
Good Luck.
 
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