Odd authentication issues

I have a laptop that authenticates locally to itself. I have the
username/password for this laptop match our small-business server network,
and it effortlessly can open an INSTANCE of SQL on the SERVER, as well as an
INSTANCE of SQL on the laptop.
This laptop has a modem that I can also use to RAS into a customer site,
where the username is the same, but the password is different (at the same
time that I am nic'd to my local small business server network). Somehow
when RAS'd in to this customer, ENTERPRISE MANAGER can open the SQL
instances on that network as well (there are 3 server instances here).
Well, I like to keep passwords the same across all my login locations, it
makes mapping netword drives a lot easier.
Last week I changed the PASSWORD at this "RAS-in" site to match, and all of
a sudden, I could no longer EM to those SERVER's. I quickly changed it back
to what it was before, and that restored the ability to see the server's
there.
If I look at the Registered SQL Server Properties on all these servers, they
are "Windows Authentication".
I am concerned about loosing access by changing the password - since I need
to support this site, but would like to get the password inline with my
"current" password.
Is there a delay before a password change at a large site propagates to all
the servers? How am I actually authenticating to three SQL boxes through a
RAS box from a laptop anyway - especially if the laptop password doesn't
match that networks password for my username?
Hope this makes sense.
Hey, I was wondering if anyone could give me a clue about this issue. I've
posted it on XP Help/Support site also but have gotten no replies.
"Steve Z" <szlamany@.antarescomputing_no_spam.com> wrote in message
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> I have a laptop that authenticates locally to itself. I have the
> username/password for this laptop match our small-business server network,
> and it effortlessly can open an INSTANCE of SQL on the SERVER, as well as
an
> INSTANCE of SQL on the laptop.
> This laptop has a modem that I can also use to RAS into a customer site,
> where the username is the same, but the password is different (at the same
> time that I am nic'd to my local small business server network). Somehow
> when RAS'd in to this customer, ENTERPRISE MANAGER can open the SQL
> instances on that network as well (there are 3 server instances here).
> Well, I like to keep passwords the same across all my login locations, it
> makes mapping netword drives a lot easier.
> Last week I changed the PASSWORD at this "RAS-in" site to match, and all
of
> a sudden, I could no longer EM to those SERVER's. I quickly changed it
back
> to what it was before, and that restored the ability to see the server's
> there.
> If I look at the Registered SQL Server Properties on all these servers,
they
> are "Windows Authentication".
> I am concerned about loosing access by changing the password - since I
need
> to support this site, but would like to get the password inline with my
> "current" password.
> Is there a delay before a password change at a large site propagates to
all
> the servers? How am I actually authenticating to three SQL boxes through
a
> RAS box from a laptop anyway - especially if the laptop password doesn't
> match that networks password for my username?
> Hope this makes sense.
>