yeah instead of logging into the domain (option in the logon screen), logon locally to the computer, then as iwz said: \\ip_or_name\ and it will list your shares. enjoy
You're saying I can't login to the domain on the laptop and then search for the share? I have to login to the *(this computer)* option to do this? Because I think I remember I couldn't login to ...
Im assuming you want to take a notebook home to access your home network and the client shares on that network... If the laptop is setup for DOMAIN, and there is no primary domain server, there'...
yeah, I'm gonna try the ip way. I wasn't aware you could access share's by ip. so that's cool.
you can also configure the UNC computer name to an IP manually by using the LMHOSTS file (sits next to the HOSTS file). that will let you type in a computer name without it actually having refreshed all the windows networking names yet