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v8440
03-02-04, 12:39 PM
Hi all,


I'm working on a client's computer at their office, and I have a weird situation. They have a corporate network that spans a number of locations, not just this one. It's a domain. They also have an application that runs a database server on one of these computers. It serves data to 2 other machines at this location. One of the 2 other machines is not on the corporate domain, and no one knows the networking password to get it on the domain. This other computer needs access to the database server on another machine, but the machine running the server is on the corporate domain, and must remain on it at all times. My question is this: Is there any way to get the server machine on both the domain AND a local workgroup at the same time? This would allow the machine that's not on the domain to access the database server. Or, is getting it on the domain the only possible way to grant it access to the server?
jajmon
03-02-04, 06:24 PM
It is not possible for the server to be in both a workgroup and domain. The site admin will need to join the workgroup pc to the domain, plus give the user rights to do whatever he/she needs to do on said server.
v8440
03-03-04, 09:28 AM
Ah, that's what I suspected. What about this: Take a crossover cable and hook the client machine directly to the server. Could they communicate then while the server is still on the domain?
su root
03-03-04, 09:47 AM
No, the crossover cable would not work... the physical connection does not matter.

You would not necessarily need to have the computers joined to the domain, you would just need to have Security set up user accounts that you can use on them to connect to the server as, or, if you are authorized, you could use your own account.

From my experience, I highly suggest that you not do this behind their backs (as it sounds like you are trying to do).. if you get the appropriate people involved, it will take a lot less time, and there will be less hurt feelings when they find out that you went and rigged up a security leak behind their backs