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How to set up a TEST network?

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  • browolf
    browolf Posts: 154 Forumite
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    DrBenway wrote:
    Not true.

    Win2k, and Vista are fine.

    Win95, Win98 and NT4 can also he hooked up with dsclient.

    as opposed to xp home...
  • DrBenway
    DrBenway Posts: 256 Forumite
    browolf wrote:
    as opposed to xp home...


    I've not played much with xp home but you can certainly map drives and connect/map printers that require authentication with the net command.
    NURSE: "Shouldn't it be sterilized, doctor?"
    DR. BENWAY: "Very likely but there's no time."
  • DrBenway wrote:
    I've not played much with xp home but you can certainly map drives and connect/map printers that require authentication with the net command.

    you can do that , but you can't join the machine to the domain / play around with GPO's / Software distribution etc.

    mapping a drive is scratching the surface :)
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