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re-establish trusts?
On Sun, 15 Feb 1998 14:09:22 -0800, "Carl E. Cox" <car...@earthlink.net> wrote: Having a Workgroup that has the same name as an existing Domain is the cause of your problem. Each Workgroup/Domain must be unique (same as Workstation Names) or you will confuse the Browser Service.

Workgroup/Domain?
Workgroup/Domain name: All PC;'s in the Workgroup/Domain should have the same Workgroup/Domain name. 2. Subnet Mask (SNM): Generally all PC's in say a workgroup Check the IP address: Make sure it belongs to the range of IP's allocated to the Workgroup/Domain it is a member of Also check for duplicate addresses.

Motive to do not use DFS ?
First, you should not have a netbios name and a workgroup with the same name...I think you may be confusing yourself. There is nothing wrong with it, but I don't think that is what you intend. Think of the workgroup as the domain name and the netbios name as the machine name. Your PDC Solaris machine should at

Network setup as both domain and workgroup - does this make sense?
I'm looking for either an api they share in common, or a way to get the same networking information on both platforms. I'm wanting to pass this workgroup/domain information into WNetOpenEnum , WNetEnumResource , and WNetCloseEnum to find the file shares that are available on the network. From: Ed Johnson.

API calls for retrieving all the Workgroup/Domain/Computer ...
Useing shares,... on other systems does not realy depend on the situation workgroup/domain but does count on Authentication so if you can tell the system you are trying to acces Hey, i might be logged in here on a workgroup computer with account NAME1 and PASSWORD1 but i want to connect to you \\PCNAME\SHARENAME

Win95 asking for workgroup.domain.net - why?
... create you a local account on the machine... so if this happens again, you can at least log on locally... you need local admin rights to change the workgroup/domain. Make sure your User name and domain are correct, then type you password again. Letters in passwords must be typed using the correct case.

workgroup/domain
I suspect that the real problem you are seeing is caused by the use of your internet domain name as a NetBIOS workgroup/domain name. That is NOT a good idea. Suggest you try changing: workgroup = prupref.com to: workgroup = pruprefcom ie: No '.' or '_' characters in the workgroup name. Please let me know if this

bogus workgroup or domain
Does anyone know if you can rename the windows workgroup domain in active directory from the default "workgroup" to something else? If so, what would be the steps to do so? I understand you can move root services to another domain controller, then remove AD, remame workgroup domain name, re-add active directory.

Need Help setting up domain logons and roaming profiles
If your workgroup/domain names are different you may not be able to browse, but you can still connect by \\sharename. Steve Duff Ergodic Systems, Inc. "James M. Shuler III" <jshu...@showorks.cc> wrote in message news:#OVxIS$qAHA.1456@tkmsftngp04... I have no problems with Win2k Pro workstations at work

why can'ti get a network connection?
With a common WINS shared between the two, both should be registering the Master Browser (1B) for the workgroup/domain. I would have to mock it up inthe Lab, but I just don't have time at the moment. See if you have (1B) entries in the WINS and what name is associated with it. I would expect to see two,

Need to Change Domain
Well, the 'workgroup' string from smb.conf is used for both the workgroup and the domain. AFAIK, under NT you can't be a member of a different workgroup than the Win9x machines may also appear in the workgroup 'FOO', but they are not part of the domain. Do you have an NT box where this workgroup/domain split is

Domain / Workgroup Mistake
If not, stick with samba 2.0.7 Do you know how to set the workgroup/domain for the client? If you do, what are the clients (w9x, NT, w2k) and what are the If the user is in the lars workgroup/domain, then the server has to be in the lars workgroup/domain. Generally speaking, samba does not work with multiple

Security Concern?
Chai wingsc...@hotmail.com microsoft public win2000 setup Only workgroup can auto logon but not domain. To change back to workgroup, log in as administrator and disjoint from I changed the Workgroup\Domain from WORKGROUP to HOME. Now when I reboot the old PC, I get the message: The system could not log you on.

Win95 Browsing ?
Is there any way to see which domain I'm logged into in LanMan98 (v1.21)? There's a command 'LMInfo' in LanManFS but this is all I get: After a cold boot: * *lminfo LanManFS version 1.94 (03 Aug 2002) OmniClient not started Machine name : EINSTEINIUM Driver name : ey0 Logged on to workgroup/domain 'WORKGROUP' as

Samba and W2K
My organisation has an NT domain comprising of a PDC and BDC. We have 2 Workgroups comprising of NT & 95 Pc's, which are required to perform specific functions. These workgroups have had no difficulty in accessing the Domain resources in the past as we have created accounts both in the Domain and the Workgroup.

Write to shared folder on domain from Workgroup PC
DaveC D...@LandMaster.co.uk alt windows95 Are you running on the same Workgroup / Domain as an NT server...? If so the NT server is the domain controller and the Browse If you do not have an NT server on your Workgroup / Domain the browse master will first be NT Workstation and then a designated Win9* machine.

Browsing network over dial-up RRAS
Einzig und allein die PDC-Funktionalität ist mir nicht gelungen : ( Unter Win2k sehe ich zwar die Domain (LXDOMAIN hab ich sie getauft) auf dem selben Level wie die Workgroup des WinPCs... Ich kann diese Domain auch ganz normal betreten, wenn ich ein gültiges Passwort aus dem smbpasswd file habe + dazugehörigem

workgroup/domain
Before, I could log on with this profile on / off the network, but within the domain. If so when I do connect back with the network will it allow me to change from workgroup to domain easily ??? Many thanks in advance. Chris -----Original Message----- Domain user accounts can not be used to logon on at computer in

Windows logon problem
Rich Czuba rich...@nospamattbi.com microsoft public win2000 setup microsoft public windowsnt domain thanks for the responses! i acted like a "deer in the headlights" when i first saw this workgroup/domain setup. Even though i am no expert it didn't make sense to me and i am glad to here that you MVPs feel the same

libsmbclient: Browsing and a URI spec?
If possible, it works better when the workgroup name matches the domain name if you are able to do that. Hi Phillip, Keep in mind, if AD is involved and trying I've done this a few times before with different workgroup/domain names. DNS is key here. Cheers! -- Regards, Ace Please direct all replies ONLY to the