Topic: peer to peer

[Smitheux]

Hello,
I used to use three posts "win" on peer to peer .Now I have got SME
But if it goes down, how can my computers work as before , during I proceed to repairs?
For now , I simulated SME breakdown and computers are not able to connect each other and recognize each other on the peer to peer network. They need to find SME for launching scripts and on the network neighborhood there's no computer.

Can you help me ?
Newb

PS:thanks for all your previous help

[Darrell May]

All you need is to run the SME server and all workstations in workgroup mode, not domain mode.

Darrell

[Kelvin]

Actually, even if you run in domain mode, and the server goes bye-bye, the following holds true :-

1. You don't have access to login scripts but you can manually map drives (except for shares on the server of course !)

2. For Win9x clients, proceed with login as normal, but when Windows says it can't find the domain controller, don't hit cancel and you will still log into Windows and have access to the peer-to-peer networking part of Windows (if you cancel login altogether, you will not have access to the network). Windows file sharing (the server part of Win9x) works either way, but to use network resources on other PCs (the workstation part of Win9x), you MUST NOT cancel login.

3. For Win2K/XP clients, you can log in using a local machine account (ie. change logon domain to the local PC name and use an account that have been setup locally) and still have access to network shares on the other PCs. As logon is mandatory, there is no way to "cancel" login. You just can't login to the domain as the domain controller is down.

Hope this helps.

Kelvin

[Michael Smith]

You might also add either NetBEUI (deprecated) or IPX/SPX protocol to your workstations ... that way there'll be connectivity even with no DHCP server around.