We have a laptop at our office that connects to the network domain at work, and a desktop at home that connects to a workgroup (since we don't have a domain controller, or any user for one at home) and we want to find some way of connecting the two computers so we can share certain files back and forth. We can't seem to use a crossover cable to connect between the two even if we specify specific IP addresses, and we don't want to remove the laptop from the domain if at all possible. I have tried reading up on domain and workgroup usage but it is still very confusing to me, so could anyone help me out and lead me in the right direction to networking these two?
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Connecting between laptop on work domain and desktop at home
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Connect the domain laptop to the home lan just as you would any other computer. Log on just as you would at work.
Create on the non-Domain computer a share for the folder(s) you wish to access.
From the domain laptop, Start, Run, \\computer_name\share_name
-or-
Start, Run, cmd
net use y: \\computer_name\share_name
You can now reference the non-domain lan resource as drive letter Y:.
Create on the non-Domain computer a share for the folder(s) you wish to access.
From the domain laptop, Start, Run, \\computer_name\share_name
-or-
Start, Run, cmd
net use y: \\computer_name\share_name
You can now reference the non-domain lan resource as drive letter Y:.
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