Re: I really screwed up this time!
From: R. P. (r_pol12gar_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/25/05
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Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:20:38 -0700
"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> There's a built-in administrator account and password in NT based
> operating systems. Most IT folks don't like to grant end-users admin
> rights over their computers because it's so easy for mistakes like
> this to happen. You aren't the first, and you surely won't be the
> last, to do this. However, you are unlikely to do this again yourself,
> I imagine! :)
How did you guess?
> Probably not necessary anyway - add a printer, choose network type,
> browse to the computer to which it's attached, and select the printer.
> No need to use LPT ports.
The problem was that even when I did not have the VPN tunnel up, I could
not see my other PC among the networked computers. That's strange after
being able to ping it. Do I need to make all the drive partitions
shareable on the other PC for that? I only made the main data drive
shareable and that is not the one on which the OS was installed.
> No matter how you're trying to use your home network's printer, you'll
> likely still have the same problem printing to it, because of the
> VPN....if my surmisal (that's a word, right??) is correct, they're
> blocking all traffic except that which goes from your laptop to the
> company network when the tunnel is enabled. This keeps creepy crawlies
> from getting into your perhaps unsecured home network, and into
> theirs. Hence my suggestion to connect the printer directly when
> needed.
Well, I would be happy if I could just print when the VPN is down.
Rudy
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