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Thanks, bad apple. That worked a treat. Regards etc, Ray. >----Original Message---- >From: mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx >Date: 06/04/2013 17:09 >To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subj: Re: [LUG] Off topic, but can anyone help please ? > >On 06/04/13 17:12, raymond.knowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I realise that this is off topic, if anyone has >> any relevant experiences, >> lets swop ideas. >> >> I had a >> hybrid windows/Linux wired network which worked tolerably >> well. Then >> I acquired two Windows 7 PCs and tried to wire >> them in. Trouble is, the network >> name is something other >> than Workgroup, and I have not yet found out how to >> >> convince the Win 7 PCs to be part of anything other than >> Workgroup. >> >> I realise that I could re-name the existing >> network, but I would prefer the >> new machines to tie into >> the existing network, rather that it tie into them. >> >> Ideas >> please ? >> >> Regards etc, >> Ray Knowles. >> > >Behold, Microsoft do actually have pretty good documentation y'know: > >http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows7/join-or-create-a-workgroup > >In win7/8 parlance they tend to refer this as 'homegroups' now, rather >than workgroups, but it's the same principle - you should find it >incredibly trivial to rename the workgroup setting on the two new >machines to match your current setup. This is not a domain though, so >you will have to manually configure which folders are shared and other >permission settings (all of which is well documented and easy to find on >Technet or the internet at large). > >If you've got more than 2 or 3 windows clients on the same network you >should maybe think about going the full AD/domain route though - >obviously you will need to legally obtain a Microsoft server license >first though. Or, if you're a proper badass, setup Samba4 (Samba4 is >*awesome*) on a linux machine to manage the domain. You can even admin >the domain as usual from the windows boxes - just install the RSAT tool >package and point it at the IP address of the linux domain controller >and you can then manage it natively. So cool. > >Feel free to ask if you want any more help, for my sins I know windows >inside out. > >Regards > >-- >The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list>FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq