RE: Authentication Question

The question is irrelevant, the answer is DNS.

Sounds like a DNS issue.

> 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)

Infrastructure mode. Not ad-hoc. That is one possible issue. I would
recommend also using at least basic WEP on the connection to the access
point, even if a script kiddy hacker can break a WEP stream with a
surprisingly small sample of data.

Also try logging out and logging in again once the laptop is up. Or just
locking it and unlocking it.
It sounds like DNS isn’t resolving srv records correctly so I am thinking
that the systems may be getting an incorrect DHCP config or are not
registering correctly. Try a static IP config.


Sorry just reread the post because something felt wrong.
> A small group of users want to take their laptops out of the office and
> share files to each other.

There it is the fact I missed.
If the laptops are out of the domain then they can’t use that form of
authentication.
Just a WAG, Set up a local account with the same name and password on every
laptop and use that for accessing the shares on the other laptops.
Then create a drop directory on every laptop that users can place files they
want to share in. Yes it is more work for the users, but it makes them think
about what resources may be living on a persistent share.


"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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