Hi there,

Sorry but I'm not sure about the command line prompt, do I have to type net
use then x:\\ and which computer name is that the laptop or the home
desktop? What is the sharename? do I then have to type user:computername
and again which computer name laptop or home desktop. Username I understand
but again is it the laptop or the desktop?

This doesn't seem like the easy way to share files given that we currently
use workgroups which allows us just to drag and drop files via Windows
Explorer is that possible with this combination?

Sorry for all the questions but do need to make sure I understand this in
order to
give it a go.

Again many thanks for your response.

Tim.


"Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> Tim wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> Hope this make some sense my wife has a school laptop which is set up
>> as a domain only Windows XP pro which means she can use our home
>> wireless or wired network but cannot see or share her files on our
>> home computers as we are set up at home as a non domain workgroup.
>>
>> Is there any way without changing her current school settings on her
>> laptop that she can share files with our home network?
>>
>> Hope I've explained this properly?
>>
>> Many thanks, Tim.
>
> You did just fine. :-) Here's information from MVP Lanwench on how to
> use your domain-enabled laptop at home:
>
> You don't need to change to a workgroup just to access resources on it.
> You shouldn't play with your laptop's network settings at all. Once
> you've logged in using your domain account (using cached credentials),
> and have an IP address on the home network, you can map drives, use
> printers, whatnot, very easily - one way, in a command line:
>
> net use x: \\computername\sharename /user:computername\username <enter>
>
> MS KB article about the Net Use command - http://tinyurl.com/3bpnj
>
> Malke
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