Authentication Question

Our network is using a Windows 2003 Server and the workstations are all
Windows XP.

All computers connected to the domain are running fine.

A small group of users want to take their laptops out of the office and
share files to each other.

I purchased a couple of Wireless 802.XX cards, set them up in AD HOC mode,
enabled file and print sharing on the laptops (yada yada yada)

I am able to click on my network places, browse the network and see the
other laptops, however, when I try to access a share, it prompts me for a
username and password. I DID add the user's domain accounts on every
computer, gave them full control of the share etc. The login fails with a
message saying a domain controller can not be contacted...etc.

What is my problem? Will this solution not work because our domain
controller can not authenticate the user name even though it has been added
to the computer? Or do these laptops have to be taken out of the domain and
setup as a workgroup instead?

Thanks,
Jeff

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