Domains and Workgroups

Is there any way to connect PC#1 that's on a domain at
work to PC#2 that's on a home WLAN in a workgroup at home
without having to switch PC#1 from a domain to the
workgroup every time?

When I launch the MS BB Networking Utility on PC#1 I can
see PC#2 and connect to it. When I launch the Utility on
PC#2 I can't see PC#1 (well, I can see it but it's
recognized as "Other device" like my TiVo and I can't
connect to it or open any shared folders).

This must be a common configuration and I hope someone
knows how to resolve it. Thanks.

This is a Windows issue really.

Well lets look at the name of the newsgroup. It starts with "microsoft"
so that must mean we only talk about Microsoft products. Next it says
"public" so that means any person can post here. Then it says
"broadbandnet" so since this is a Microsoft newsgroup it must be talking
about the Microsoft Broadband Networking. Last but not least it says
"hardware" So that must mean it is the Microsoft hardware for networking
that we talk about.

Thus this is not a general networking newsgroup, but one for the
Microsoft Broadband networking hardware. I'd suggest either posting in
a general networking newsgroup or one for whatever version of Windows
you are running.

EdG wrote:

> Is there any way to connect PC#1 that's on a domain at
> work to PC#2 that's on a home WLAN in a workgroup at home
> without having to switch PC#1 from a domain to the
> workgroup every time?
>
> When I launch the MS BB Networking Utility on PC#1 I can
> see PC#2 and connect to it. When I launch the Utility on
> PC#2 I can't see PC#1 (well, I can see it but it's
> recognized as "Other device" like my TiVo and I can't
> connect to it or open any shared folders).
>
> This must be a common configuration and I hope someone
> knows how to resolve it. Thanks.

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I guess I should have been more precise in my posting to
avoid rude, arrogant replies. I'm trying to do this
using a Microsoft MN-700 Wireless Base Station, using the
Microsoft Base Station Management Tool and connecting PCs
that are all running Microsoft Windows XP Pro. I assumed
people would get that since I was, as you say, posting to
the Microsoft Broadband Hardware newsgroup.

Has anyone else been able to solve this issue? It must
be a common one.

Thanks,
Ed

>-----Original Message-----
>This is a Windows issue really.
>
>Well lets look at the name of the newsgroup. It starts
with "microsoft"
>so that must mean we only talk about Microsoft
products. Next it says
>"public" so that means any person can post here. Then
it says
>"broadbandnet" so since this is a Microsoft newsgroup it
must be talking
>about the Microsoft Broadband Networking. Last but not
least it says
>"hardware" So that must mean it is the Microsoft
hardware for networking
>that we talk about.
>
>Thus this is not a general networking newsgroup, but one
for the
>Microsoft Broadband networking hardware. I'd suggest
either posting in
> a general networking newsgroup or one for whatever
version of Windows
>you are running.
>
>EdG wrote:
>
>> Is there any way to connect PC#1 that's on a domain at
>> work to PC#2 that's on a home WLAN in a workgroup at
home
>> without having to switch PC#1 from a domain to the
>> workgroup every time?
>>
>> When I launch the MS BB Networking Utility on PC#1 I
can
>> see PC#2 and connect to it. When I launch the Utility
on
>> PC#2 I can't see PC#1 (well, I can see it but it's
>> recognized as "Other device" like my TiVo and I can't
>> connect to it or open any shared folders).
>>
>> This must be a common configuration and I hope someone
>> knows how to resolve it. Thanks.
>
>--
>Please do not contact me directly or ask me to contact
you directly for
>assistance.
>
>If your question is worth asking, it's worth posting.
>
>If it's not worth posting you should have done a search
on
>http://www.google.com/ http://www.google.com/grphp?
hl=en&tab=wg&q= or
>http://news.google.com/froogle?hl=en&tab=nf&ned=us&q=
before wasting our
>time.
>.
>