Sorry, I thought you had upgraded.
In XP: Control Panel - System - Computer Name and click on the 'change'
button.
I used to change the Workgroup name all the time, but every install,
Windows defaults, so I stopped.
Steve
On 9/19/2013 6:54 PM, DSinc wrote:
Steve,
I will save this reply for when I do switch to Win7pro. !am still on
the fence (XP); and, my family is waiting for me to do the deed!
My siblings have proclaimed me their "Wizard." I've kept them happy
from Win98SE, thru Win2K, and WinXP. As I recall the consensus here,
"Vista is not ever good fish wrap. Wait for the next offering!"
Am I tired? YES!
But, somebody always gets stuck with this duty I fear. Thank you to
you, and, the Collective!!!!!!!!!!!! You have no idea how many issues
you have fixed since 2000 that had zero to do with my machines! Sorry.
Duncan
On 09/19/2013 18:27, Steve Tomporowski wrote:
Duncan,
The bottom line is that you can change the workgroup name, but you
have to do it on each and every computer. In Win7, it's under
Control Panel - System and Security - System - Advanced System
Settings - Computer Name and to rename the computer. At the bottom
it will allow you to change the workgroup.
Steve
On 9/19/2013 6:20 PM, Tim Lider wrote:
Usually you set that up yourself when installing Windows or other
OS's. My
router domain at home is Beave.net, but when I install Windows it
defaults to
workgroup and the domain/workgroup.
At work the domain is ADV-DATA.local and it is setup that way on the
router.
Although, I have it setup if anyone uses the DHCP to access the
network they
will not be able to access the domain services, this is due to the
fact the
Router has one DNS server and the Domain uses others to access the
active
directory and network itself.
Looks to see if their DNS is setup manually or it is automatic and
check their
subnet as well. Those 2 would make it difficult to access net
appliances and
shares across the network.
Regards,
On September 19, 2013 at 2:56 PM DSinc <dsinc...@epbfi.com> wrote:
All of my Brother's LAN clients appear to be: WORKGROUP=MSHOME. Is
this
an OS default?
I do know how to change this value. And, all of my Brother's
clients are
set to get their network specs
automatically - the MS Default (like from his router). Fine.
When he brings his laptop to my home once a year, he can somehow
get to
the internet via my router, but he
can not get to any of my other LAN services/PC's//appliances. Odd. I
used to admin his laptop 'into' my LAN, but this
never really fixed everything. Confusing?
Is WORKGROUP= ? a router DHCP assigned value?
I have recently turned on my router's DHCP server, and the logic seems
to work fine.
My home LAN and all of my PC clients us WORKGROUP=WORKGROUP (probably
from back in Win2K times).
All of my PC's and appliances work just fine.
If this makes little sense, I apologize. I just had to ask.
Duncan
Tim Lider
Sr. Data Recovery Specialist
Advanced Data Solutions, LLC
http://www.adv-data.com
timli...@adv-data.com
