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<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
readily admit that I know next to nothing about LANs; I usually leave all that
to the network guys and then come in and work my magic :-) But on the home front
there are no network guys, I'm it, and then my ignorance is a
problem!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
4 boxes and a Compaq Proliant dual-CPU server. 2 of the boxes boot wxp. One
box boots w2k. One box boots either wxp or mandrake 9.1 depending upon my mood.
Plus I have a 5-port mini switch</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Every
single box save the server sees different things. I have no idea how to
control what is visible to whom. I've tried creating shares and adding network
places and yada^3 with decidedly mixed results.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>What I
want to achieve:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As
admin I can see everything everywhere.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As
user A on box A, you can see only one dir on B and all the shared stuff on
Server.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As
user C on box C, you see what A sees only relative to your
box.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As
user D on any box, you can see some dirs on A and B and
Server.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Eventually I want the world to see one specific directory in
IIS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I want
to be able to hit my instance of SQL2K remotely, using a known port + uid +
pswd. I can hit two clients' databases in this way but the network guys set it
up so I don't know the details. I want to open port #### and forward incoming to
server and let sql security take care of it after that, so I can hit it from
anywhere should I need to -- and all this freedom at the expense of random
probers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Ideally, within my LAN I'd like to make the box you log onto irrelevant,
so that anywhere you log on you can see your instance of Outlook, your
MyFavorites, MyDocuments and MyFiles plus selected server locations (depending
upon the rights Admin assigns you).</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I know
it can be done because I've worked at several institutions where it has been
done, but I never asked the network guys exactly what steps are required to
create this situation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>That
sounds like a whole bookful of information, but I'm hoping one of you brilliant
folks will give me a simple step-by-step recipe.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>TIA
:-)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=089195114-04082003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Arthur</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>