Troubles connecting two pcs Exilas <Exilas.3l3u3b[ at ]DoNotSpam.com> 12/28/2008 12:37:43 AM Hi all, I hope this is the right place to post this help request. Please point me to the right place if this is not, thanks. I have a home desktop and a work laptop. When the laptop was part of a workgroup (albeit a different one than the desktop), I was able to have them see each other. Since the laptop has been moved from the workgroup to a domain, the desktop can't access it anymore, that is when I try to access \\laptop\c$ from the desktop, I get a "Can't access \\laptop\c$. You might not have permission to use this network resource." Sometimes the error message reports, "Can't find the network path", sometimes it reports, "There are currently no logon servers available to logon your request" error. The other way (\\desktop\c$ from the laptop) works fine. I tried to google for advice, and I assume the trouble is tied to the domain (which I cannot access while at home) but I feel like I'm out of my depth here. Could some tech guy help me please? Thanks, Marco -- Exilas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exilas's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/exilas.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/server-networking/1094100.htm http://forums.techarena.in

Re: Troubles connecting two pcs "Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)" <findemail[ at ]chicagotech.net> 12/28/2008 4:46:18 PM You may want to create the same username and password on both computers. This search result may help. workgroup networking faqsWorkgroup Networking FAQs. How can I share files between workgroup computer and domain/workgroup computer. How to change computer name and workgroup name ... www.chicagotech.net/workgroupnet.htm -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Exilas" <Exilas.3l3u3b[ at ]DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:Exilas.3l3u3b[ at ]DoNotSpam.com... [Quoted Text] > > Hi all, > I hope this is the right place to post this help request. Please point > me to the right place if this is not, thanks. > > I have a home desktop and a work laptop. When the laptop was part of a > workgroup (albeit a different one than the desktop), I was able to have > them see each other. > > Since the laptop has been moved from the workgroup to a domain, the > desktop can't access it anymore, that is when I try to access > \\laptop\c$ from the desktop, I get a "Can't access \\laptop\c$. You > might not have permission to use this network resource." Sometimes the > error message reports, "Can't find the network path", sometimes it > reports, "There are currently no logon servers available to logon your > request" error. The other way (\\desktop\c$ from the laptop) works > fine. > > I tried to google for advice, and I assume the trouble is tied to the > domain (which I cannot access while at home) but I feel like I'm out of > my depth here. Could some tech guy help me please? > > Thanks, > Marco > > > -- > Exilas > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Exilas's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/exilas.htm > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/server-networking/1094100.htm > > http://forums.techarena.in >

Re: Troubles connecting two pcs Exilas <Exilas.3l55bb[ at ]DoNotSpam.com> 12/28/2008 5:51:12 PM Bob, thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, it seems the page you referred me to does handle mainly the symmetric problem of being unable to access the workgroup computer from the domain computer. I'm already able to do that, what I'd need is to be able to access the domain computer from the workgroup one. Anyway, I'll try the advices there, and see if I manage to solve my problem. Regards, Marco -- Exilas ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Exilas's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/members/exilas.htm View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/server-networking/1094100.htm http://forums.techarena.in