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to: Frank Haber
from: Rich
date: 2004-10-17 22:47:12
subject: Re: Domain Laptop, Home Printer, Good Manners

From: "Rich" 

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   From the user control panel applet, select this user, click the link =
to manage network passwords, create a new entry for daddyo with =
appropriate username and password granted access on \\daddyo.  Guest =
account on client is irrelevant.  NetBEUI is foolish and pointless.  NET =
USE is not too much.

   Aside, add network printer for printer on \\daddyo.  Do same for =
girlfriend's daddyo if desired.

Rich

  "Frank Haber"  wrote in message =
news:41730cfe$1{at}w3.nls.net...
  What's the conventional way to approach this problem that will offend =
the
  admin the least?

  1. Friend's kid has private school-controlled XP Pro SP1 laptop, on a =
domain,
  mucho resource-lockdown, password required to even leave domain.  Yes, =
the
  paranoia is justified in this school.  Yes, they occasionally still =
get
  viruses and machines get owned for a half a day or so.  They're pretty =
good,
  and pretty on top of things.  The admins (netadmins and school =
administrators)
  also have egos slightly beyond their compentence.  Not that I'm a pro =
at these
  things, but I'd judge them good, not geniuses.

  Say you want to USE a home printer, parallel connnected to the =
parents'
  machine, workgroup setup.  Enabling the Guest acct. is a bit =
aggressive.
  Installing NETBEUI might cause conniptions.  Asking the student to =
type things
  like NET USE \\DADDYO USER:administrator is also a bit much.  How =
would you do
  it in a minimally obtrusive and friendly manner?  Ever heard of a util =
that
  does this?  Ever heard of a util flexible enough to let her walk =
upstairs with
  the laptop to her girlfriend's apartment and connect to *that* =
daddyo's
  inkjet?

  --=20

  -Frank, obviously in an urban environment.

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for daddyo with appropriate username and password granted access on
file://\\daddyo">\\daddyo.  Guest
account on client is=20 irrelevant.  NetBEUI is foolish and
pointless.  NET USE is not = too=20
much.
 
   Aside,
add network printer =
for printer=20
on \\daddyo.  Do same for girlfriend's daddyo if =
desired.
 
Rich
 

  "Frank Haber" <frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com>">mailto:frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com">frhaber{at}N0SPMrcn.com>
=
wrote in=20
  message news:41730cfe$1{at}w3.nls.net...What's=20
  the conventional way to approach this problem that will offend =
theadmin=20
  the least?1. Friend's kid has private
school-controlled XP Pro =
SP1=20
  laptop, on a domain,mucho resource-lockdown, password required to =
even=20
  leave domain.  Yes, theparanoia is justified in this =
school. =20
  Yes, they occasionally still getviruses and machines get owned for =
a half=20
  a day or so.  They're pretty good,and pretty on top of =
things. =20
  The admins (netadmins and school administrators)also have egos =
slightly=20
  beyond their compentence.  Not that I'm a pro at thesethings, =
but I'd=20
  judge them good, not geniuses.Say you want to USE a home =
printer,=20
  parallel connnected to the parents'machine, workgroup setup.  =

  Enabling the Guest acct. is a bit aggressive.Installing NETBEUI =
might=20
  cause conniptions.  Asking the student to type thingslike NET =
USE \\DADDYO;
USER:administrator is also a bit =

  much.  How would you doit in a minimally obtrusive and =
friendly=20
  manner?  Ever heard of a util thatdoes this? 
Ever heard =
of a=20
  util flexible enough to let her walk upstairs withthe laptop to =
her=20
  girlfriend's apartment and connect to *that* =
daddyo'sinkjet?--=20
  -Frank, obviously in an urban=20
environment.

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