logging in locally

[buddy12]

I have a ? . When a user logs in locally to their NT or 2000 machine, are they still communicating with the network? The reason I bring this up is I was reading up on assigning Home Folder paths in the User properties box and it said that "it is possible to specify a local path for a user's home folder but its only useful if the user is logging on locally to the machine." I guess I was under the impression if you didn't log onto the network that there was no communication between your machine and the network. Therefore I was puzzled as to how your local machine would know the local path for a home directory. Is the only difference then between local and network login the fact that you have to enter a username/password every time you want to connect to a resource when you're logged in locally whereas on the network you don't? :confused:
And I guess this means you would still get an IP address and have network connectivity even on a local login?

[lynnm]

Hello Dere

I have a ? . When a user logs in locally to their NT or 2000 machine, are they still communicating with the network?

No. There will be a password requirement but you will have access only to the programs that are actually installed on the local hard disk. The local profile will retain the user's settings and preferences so that the desktop will look pretty much as per normal. If there are any icons relating to networked programs and/or data there will be no access.

[paras]

hi dere.

i keep doing considerable reading on windows systems and often come across statements that are rather confusing, just as happened in your case. i have learnt to find out the actual meaning of the statements in most of the cases. if you could post an extract of the entire content you read, perhaps i could read it and try and find a logically understandable explanation to it.