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    Copying Files Across Domains

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    by gmorford ·

    I want to copy a bunch of files each night from an NT4 server to a Win95 client. The two computers are in different domains. I wanted to use the scheduler in Win 95 to run a batch file to do the copy. The problem is that when specifying an UNC path, the Win 95 machine looks in its own domain for the server … and of course, it isn’t there. I thought I saw somewhere that a domain name can be specified in a UNC path, but I don’t remember how.

    Any help here? Or other simple ways to accomplish this?

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    • #3755224

      Copying Files Across Domains

      by dao251 ·

      In reply to Copying Files Across Domains

      Domain concept is not involved in file copying, nor name resolution, nor UNC paths, etc.

      Unfortunately your description does not contain sufficient info to identify your problem. Could you be more specific about your network config — LAN/WAN, protocols, addresses, name resolution, NT Domains (trust), etc.

    • #3755220

      Copying Files Across Domains

      by dcyr ·

      In reply to Copying Files Across Domains

      Use an IP address instead. You can use a UNC path like \\192.168.0.1\share to access the share, regardless of domain constraints.

      • #3883027

        Copying Files Across Domains

        by gmorford ·

        In reply to Copying Files Across Domains

        Using the IP helped. However, it seems I still need to use the NET START command in the DOS batch file.

    • #3731785

      Copying Files Across Domains

      by Anonymous ·

      In reply to Copying Files Across Domains

      Answer Number 2 is good. Use IP address, or create an LMHOSTS file. Then you would need to create a LOGIN account for the NT server which your WIn95 PC will connect to. Be sure the login account is the smae as the one the Win95 station is currently using for it’s own domain.

    • #3883025

      Copying Files Across Domains

      by gmorford ·

      In reply to Copying Files Across Domains

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