Sharing files with computer from a different workgroup/domain...

[Hork]

My laptop from work is part of a domain. It is not in the same Workgroup as the rest of my home LAN.

I plug it into my LAN at home to get Internet access and can then VPN into work. Before I connect via VPN, is there any way I can see the shared files and folders on my LAN?

Specifically, my work laptop "Dell" is running Win2K and is in a domain called "foo" that is set up at work. My LAN has a Windows 98 machine named "Pavilion" that is in workgroup "BAR". I have enabled file sharing and shared one of the directories on Pavilion. Pavilion has NetBUI enabled. Dell is set up to run NetBUI as determined by DHCP.

What do I need to do to be able to use Dell to see and get a file from the shared folder on Pavilion in workgroup "BAR"?

I really don't want to mess with my domain settings changing to a workgroup -- is there a way I can do this without messing with the domain settings too much?

 

[loup garou]

If you enter \\Pavilion in the address bar of an explorer window on the laptop, can you see the Pavilion's shares?

 

[Hork]

I tried entering \\Pavilion from the Run box and it couldn't find it. I was connected via wired ethernet through the router. I also tried entering \\ followed by the IP address of the Pavilion after I used winipconfig to release/renew the IP. No luck.

I could really use some help with this. I use the win98 machine to browse and download stuff, but I need to be able to access the shared directories from my other machine in order to transfer the downloaded content over to be able to use it.

 

[PCHPlayer]

I have the same setup. I have a batch file that contains the following command:
net use \\Pavillion /user:homeusername
I don't know what to do if you do not have a user name on the home machine. Try leaving the argument off.
After running this command you should be able to search for the computer and connect to drives and share printers. It works most of the time, but sometimes I have to run the script a couple of times before it kicks in.

 

[discostusback]

go into your network places and then view workgroup computers. Then hit the directoy up button and look for the other network and you should be able to do everything then by accessing the other network.

 

[Hork]

I tried both of the above. Neither worked. I can't get a list of my own domain's machines... it won't give it to me, so I can never hit the "up" button to go up a directory.

Using the net use \\Pavilion command (without a username since there are none set up on the Win98 machine), I get the following error:

System error 1311 has occurred.
There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.

I've searched on the net, but not sure I understand how to fix this problem. Can someone explain what is happening and point me in the right direction?

 

[PCHPlayer]

I am using WinXP at home, so things are probably much different. I did a quick google search. Try:
net use X: \\Pavillion\sharename

 

[Hork]

I've had some success going the other way on my home lan from a Windows XP machine using the "net use \\machinename" command to connect from the XP machine to my Win2K machine that is part of the domain. I had to enter a username and password to get on, but then I could see the Win2K's shared folders.

I have no luck trying to connect from the Win2K machine to the Windows XP machine.

I'll have to try to go from the Win98 machine to the Win2K machine using "net use" and see what happens.

 

[Hork]

Okay... got the brilliant idea to change from the domain from my work to the workgroup of my LAN so I could connect and transfer files. Got in trouble because then I couldn't restore the domain and had to call in and get work to connect me to the domain again.

Still haven't given up yet though! Would it work to create a new user on the (Win2K) machine that uses the workgroup instead of the domain?