RE: Authentication Question

When the user logs into a domain machine from outside the domain (i.e. the
user did not authenticate to the domain) then when the user attempts to
connect they need to specify the domain/computer they wish to authenticate
to. If the machine they want to connect to is called print1 and you have a
local user account established on print1 then the user would need to log in
as: print1\username If the user has a domain account then the user would need
to log in as: domainname\username
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David Davis [MCSE, CCNA, Security +]



"Jeff" wrote:

> 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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