Re: Workstation doesn't log onto network

From: Steven Umbach (n9zrou_at_nscomcast.com)
Date: 11/29/03 

Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 02:56:18 GMT

A Certificate Authority would not be able to remedy your situation. A CA issues
user and machine certificates for such things as smart cards, EFS file
encryption, and L2TP vpn. I have no experience with XP home but I know that
users of XP home can not logon to a domain directly nor can the machine itself
join the domain. However if there is a user account on the domain controller
that has the same logon name and password that the user logons to XP Home, they
should be able to access the network resources that account has permissions to
without a credential prompt I believe. --- Steve

http://www.wown.info/j_helmig/wxphdoms.htm
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/evaluation/overviews/xpindomain.asp

"David Bolt" <davebolt@compuserve.com> wrote in message
news:Ohe0T6htDHA.2252@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> I manage a network where the users all supply their own machines. We have no
> control over OS on older machines so a number of workstations are running XP
> Home. Now, most of these work OK, but a couple do not seem to log on
> correctly. Since for instance workstations need to make use of network
> printers, this is a problem.
> So, any ideas what to look for to see why some machines connect but others
> don't until for instance I try to browse the network, at which point they
> ask for a network username and password.
> Server is Win2000 Advanced Server.
> I have now got a Certification Authority working, just, if that is any help.
> Thanks
> Dave
>
>

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