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"WPD" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a notebook computer with Win XP Pro, SP2. I currently use it on my
> home peer-to-peer network that consists of 2 computers. Specifically, the
> notebook and my desktop computers. The notebook operates correctly in this
> environment.
>
> I also want to to use it at work on our small client/server network. The
> Domain Controller has Windows 2003 Server, SP2. Another computer is used
> as a
> file and application server, and it has Windows 2003 Server, SP1. Two
> other
> computers have Win XP Pro, SP2. The final two computers have Win 2000 Pro.
>
> Both the Domain and the Peer-To-Peer networks have the same
> network/workgroup name. My username and the password is the same on both
> networks, and the username is an Administrator on both the Domain and Peer
> networks. Also, the notebook computer has the same Computer Name on both
> the
> Domain and Peer networks.
>
> We do not have a real IT person, nor do we have access to one, and since
> my
> knowledge and skills are rather limited, I really need a solution that is
> simple rather than elegant. BTW, the network does not access the internet.
>
> I believe that I need more than simple access to the resources/shares of
> each network. My primary purpose for this exercise is to allow me to run
> my
> file synchronization program, FastLynx, within each respective LAN.
> Currently, I utilize a USB 2.0 connection when I synchronize with the
> computers on the Domain netowork. But that is like watching grass grow
> relative to the gigabit speeds that are available when I synchronize with
> the
> other computer on the Peer network. I sync a lot of files, many of which
> are
> quite large, and having gigabit speed would be great.
>
> Please Note: I am not directly synchronizing computers between the Domain
> and Peer networks. I am synchronizing between two computers within a
> network.
> For example, the notebook, when joined to the Domain network, will sync
> with
> a computer named Server2. When the notebook is joined to the Peer network,
> it
> will sync with a computer named AMD.
>
> The FastLynx program is first opened on both of the computers in the LAN
> which will be sync'ed. Then with the click of a button, it directly
> connects
> both computers over a TCP/IP connection on the LAN.
>
> Thanks for any help that you can give me with this problem.