> In article <1166636570.027423.143***@a3g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>,
> tim.fl***@gmail.com wrote:
> >I  would like to configure and XP Pro with two nics to work on two
> >different networks. One network is the coporate domain and the other
> >should be isolated from the corporate domain and can have fixed IP
> >addresses. I will need to run Remote desk tops on the isolated network
> >as they are headless. I would also like to communicate with the
> >isolated computers by their hostname and share directories across this
> >isolated network. I had one suggestion to make the isolated network a
> >workgroup (which I can figure how to get the 2 nic XP to join both
> >domain and network. Any help or suggestions?
> >Thank You,
> >Tim
>
> Consult with the corporate network administrators.  They can tell you
> whether your proposed setup is permitted by the corporate security
> policy and whether it's technically feasible.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
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>> >I  would like to configure and XP Pro with two nics to work on two
>> >different networks. One network is the coporate domain and the other
>> >should be isolated from the corporate domain and can have fixed IP
>> >addresses. I will need to run Remote desk tops on the isolated network
>> >as they are headless. I would also like to communicate with the
>> >isolated computers by their hostname and share directories across this
>> >isolated network. I had one suggestion to make the isolated network a
>> >workgroup (which I can figure how to get the 2 nic XP to join both
>> >domain and network. Any help or suggestions?
>> >Thank You,
>> >Tim
>>
>> Consult with the corporate network administrators.  They can tell you
>> whether your proposed setup is permitted by the corporate security
>> policy and whether it's technically feasible.
>
>Steve,
>Thank you for your response.
>Our net admins are fine with the isolated network. I am trying to find
>out how to configure XPPro (with 2 nics)  talk on both networks that
>have different domain and/or workgroup names adn have all the
>functionality(terminal services and file/ directory sharing on both).
>Thanks again,
>Tim

> In article <1166650386.841724.31***@i12g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> tim.fl***@gmail.com wrote:
> >> >I  would like to configure and XP Pro with two nics to work on two
> >> >different networks. One network is the coporate domain and the other
> >> >should be isolated from the corporate domain and can have fixed IP
> >> >addresses. I will need to run Remote desk tops on the isolated network
> >> >as they are headless. I would also like to communicate with the
> >> >isolated computers by their hostname and share directories across this
> >> >isolated network. I had one suggestion to make the isolated network a
> >> >workgroup (which I can figure how to get the 2 nic XP to join both
> >> >domain and network. Any help or suggestions?
> >> >Thank You,
> >> >Tim
> >>
> >> Consult with the corporate network administrators.  They can tell you
> >> whether your proposed setup is permitted by the corporate security
> >> policy and whether it's technically feasible.
> >
> >Steve,
> >Thank you for your response.
> >Our net admins are fine with the isolated network. I am trying to find
> >out how to configure XPPro (with 2 nics)  talk on both networks that
> >have different domain and/or workgroup names adn have all the
> >functionality(terminal services and file/ directory sharing on both).
> >Thanks again,
> >Tim
>
> Hi, Tim.  A computer can be a member of a domain or a member of a
> workgroup, but not both at once.
>
> I have no experience with domains, so I can't say how to do what you
> want.  Can't your network admins help?
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
> for everyone to see.  I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com