Can my PC be a member of two domains at once?

Question

I have an office domain (for normal life - the PC is a member of that) and a central systems domain, accessed using a VPN. Normally I just use remote access to another computer to use stuff in the central systems domain, so my PC isn't actually a member of that domain.

Is there a way in which I can run a windows app on my PC so that it thinks it's a member of the central systems domain?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Well I quickly checked up on this and it is only possible if the two domains trust eachother. Then you can use something like MultiNetwork Manager or NetSwitcher. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

sorry, no you cant.



the closest you can get is to have two machine, A and B, and two domains 1 and 2.



connect computerA to domain1, and computerB to domain2.



now buy two more network cards, and insert one into A and the other in B.



Now get a crossover cable and connect the two computers together, and set their IPs



now share the internet connection on each computer. Make sure that the input is the netowrk domain, and output is the crossover.



After you have done the steps above, you should now be able to access both domains on both computers, without problems.



unfortantly, if domain 1 fails, this system will not keep the internet going from domain 2.



I have set this system up before, and works perfect.

Answer 3

You would need to have the Active Directory on your work server have your network as a "trust". I doubt your administrator there will do this though, as it's a security issue. If you domain is trusted you have the ability to execute certain privileges that a untrusted domain wouldn't have.

Answer 4

you cannot be a member of two domanis at once. But you can setup "trust" between your 2 domains which would solve your problem



hope that helps



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