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by wsmoth

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We have several mobile users. When they are at Headquarters, they are part of the 'HQ' domain. Most of them use docking stations.

When they are on the road, they access other networks. Most of these networks are customer networks and they have created computer accounts for our mobile users.

To gain access to our customers' resources, these users have to join the customers' domains.

Is there a way for Win2K Professional to automatically detect what domains are available on a network and allow you to attempt to log into those domains?

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by drdon

No not natively. We have a similar issue and we to get around it, we have created a HQGUEST user who when on the site's LAN browses and goes to the DC. Once logged into the share, access is granted to the resources that they need.

They use their cached credential to log into the laptop first.

Maybe something like that will work for you.

BTW - You woulkd still have to change context and/or trees in Netware too.

by mike i.

This allows the user to simultaneously login via a RAS dialup to both their home (RAS) server and one remote server. Assumptions: the user has a valid login account on each server; desired networks are visible from the server being dialed into; using Windows2000 client (and if necessary Windows2000 client for Novell); 2000 server not needed. In configuring RAS, select both the "Prompt for Name and Password, Certificate, etc" and "Include Windows Logon Domain" check boxes. When dialing in, fill out the first login screen with the user name, password and domain of the "non-home" server. Confirm this choice when next prompted by the RAS dialer. A third dialog box will pop - now enter the proper name, password and domain for the RAS server(usually the home server). You can now map the drives on both servers according to privileges on each server, with home server automatically mapped if a script is being used.

Another step is needed to regain full privileges to the laptop while using this login. The first time the user logs in as above (for each remote server they might use), a new user profile will be generated by Windows2000 (along with a default desktop and personal settings). Someone with administrator access to the laptop must associate this new user identity with a user group bearing the appropriate privileges to the laptop. This is done via ?\control panel\users and passwords\advanced\advanced user management?. Select the desired user group and then search in the drop down box to add the correct user account from the remote server. Desktop and settings can be restored ? ask and I can explain. Also, if this causes a recognition problem with the home server contact me, I have a solution.

by mike i.

Note: I just realized that you might not be using RAS in your implementation. When I visit each office and plug directly into the network, I merely enter that domain and the correct login. After the first time it will be available from a drop down. This works fine as long as the user has an account available where ever they travel. And as long as they are named in such a way that they can easily remember which is which.

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