Hi Peter,
If open up an window to 'My Computer' and select 'Map Network Drive',
there is a link saying 'Connect using a different user name'.
You should be able to connect from your work laptop to a shared folder
on your home laptop by mapping the drive, but using a username/password that
is valid on the home laptop.
Thanks,
Chris Gual [MSFT]
--
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Peter C." <> wrote in message
news:919EE220-E328-4E4B-8CAB-...
> Hi
>
> Wanting to copy files from my work laptop (XP Pro) to my home laptop (XP
> Home) and vice versa over wireless. The restrictions are that my Domain
> Name
> password on my work laptop is cached, so I cannot join a Workgroup without
> trashing the domain password and getting IT Admin involved everytime to
> rejoin me to domain.
>
> I can succesfully connect wirelessly over IP using an Ad Hoc connection
> but
> cannot swap files due to not being on same Workgroup.
>
> Are there any workarounds e.g. using an application to swap files over IP
> or
> is there a simpler solution? The ideal would be to have a drive mapped
> that
> could be used everytime the laptops connected. Print and automatic syncing
> would be nice but not essential.
>
> I do not want to introduce any new protocols e.g. Netbeui, IPX to my work
> laptop. Thanks for any assistance.
> --
> Peter
|
Similar Threads
