tgunduz
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XP , Vista, and W7 Clients to connect WK8R2 ressources
Hi
I am to migrate our file server WK3 enterpise edition (with AD activated) to WK8R2 standard edition.
Currently the pc clients (all pro version) are not member of the domain but workgroup.
Network shares on WK3 file server are accessed with login/password credentials.
ie ;
user1
abc12
WK8R2 server will be dedicated exclisively for file and printer sharing. If needed I ll activate Active Directory and DNS services. I don't need options like Terminal services.
2 Questions ;
1- Are the clients pcs obliged to join WK8R2 domain in order use files and printer ressources
2- If I can keep clients member of workgroup (not member of any domain) will I need to change any configuration on the clients. ie users credential becoming ie ;
domain/user1
abc12
The reason why we kept clients out of the domain is mainly because logins were too long. I guess these might be due bad DNS configuration but the company who set up the server could not solve the problem
Thank you
I am to migrate our file server WK3 enterpise edition (with AD activated) to WK8R2 standard edition.
Currently the pc clients (all pro version) are not member of the domain but workgroup.
Network shares on WK3 file server are accessed with login/password credentials.
ie ;
user1
abc12
WK8R2 server will be dedicated exclisively for file and printer sharing. If needed I ll activate Active Directory and DNS services. I don't need options like Terminal services.
2 Questions ;
1- Are the clients pcs obliged to join WK8R2 domain in order use files and printer ressources
2- If I can keep clients member of workgroup (not member of any domain) will I need to change any configuration on the clients. ie users credential becoming ie ;
domain/user1
abc12
The reason why we kept clients out of the domain is mainly because logins were too long. I guess these might be due bad DNS configuration but the company who set up the server could not solve the problem
Thank you
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Alex Appleton
They dont necessarily need to join the domain to access network resources but as leew mentioned above the domain makes management much easier and less costly. Pass through authentication will work just fine, you can setup local users on each machine that is a member of a separate workgroup and if their credentials match with the corresponding domain account then it will work just fine, same as 03.
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