Windows XP Home Connected to Windows XP Pro via TCP/IP
Is it possible to connect Windows XP Home-based workstations to Windows XP
Pro-based server or Windows 2003 server via TCP/IP? Thanks. Armstrong Hong Kong |
Windows XP Home Connected to Windows XP Pro via TCP/IP
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wrote: Is it possible to connect Windows XP Home-based workstations to Windows XP Pro-based server or Windows 2003 server via TCP/IP? Thanks. Armstrong Hong Kong Yes. All versions of Windows can connect to each other using TCP/IP to share files and printers. XP Home Edition can't join a Windows 2003 server-based domain or log into a domain. It can connect to a domain and access domain resources. For details, please see these sites: Why Windows XP Professional is Best for Domain-Based Networks http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...oindommore.asp Windows XP Home : Accessing data on a Domain Server http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/wxphdoms.htm Windows XP in a Domain Environment http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/h...xpindomain.asp -- 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 |
Windows XP Home Connected to Windows XP Pro via TCP/IP
Armstrong Wong wrote:
Is it possible to connect Windows XP Home-based workstations to Windows XP Pro-based server or Windows 2003 server via TCP/IP? Thanks. Armstrong Hong Kong You can certainly create a workgroup which includes XP Pro and XP HE PCs (and W9x and even W3.11 PCs, just for variety). There is no such thing as a server based on XP Pro; XP Pro is a client OS, not a server OS. XP Pro can certainly serve files and printers, and it can certainly serve them to XP HE PCs, but other capabilities of a server OS are absent. One of the key differences between XP HE and XP PRO is that XP HE cannot join a domain, while XP PRO can. If you have W2K+3 then you probably have a domain, and XP HE cannot join. XP HE can, however, access the individual resources of the domain, but the recurring need to supply credentials to access a resource is a pain in the butt and will make you wish you had upgraded that XP HE PC to XP Pro. And, for future reference, please choose only one NG when you can. -- Cheers, Bob |
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