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More info?)
Yes. Although you can log in to the laptop using cached credentials for the
domain login, if you try to connect to the share using the clients domain
login it's looking for the domain controller to authenticate. I believe
you should be able to get access by entering a local account. That local
user, of course, will have to have permissions to the share. Have you tried
this?
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"Jeff" <Jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4CA01C61-D61E-4298-BB14-30D0FC2922E3@microsoft.com...
> Yes,
>
> When the domain computers are offsite, I would like the computers to be
> able
> to access a shared folder on the laptop.
>
> I configured the wireless cards for Ad Hoc and I am able to browse and see
> the other computers but when I try to access a share I get a login prompt.
> I
> did configure identical users and full control access but when I type in a
> the domain user account and password the authentication fails. I get a
> message "a domain controller is not available......" Is it looking for a
> local account?
>
> Jeff
>
> "GTS" wrote:
>
>> I find your post confusing. Ad Hoc is used for a direct computer to
>> computer connection. Is that what you wanted? Do you mean the laptop
>> is
>> not logged into the domain and you are making a direct wireless
>> connection
>> to the laptop from another wireless workstation? If that's the case the
>> domain controller isn't managing security and normal peer sharing rules
>> would apply (a matching user account etc.)
>>
>> If you have a WAP attached to your domain and they log into the domain,
>> you
>> should be able to access shares on those laptops if rights were granted
>> to
>> members of the domain or otherwise appropriately configured. Peer to
>> peer
>> sharing is certainly possible within a domain and quite common.
>> --
>>
>> "Jeff" <Jeff@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:61C714D8-5DB5-44AF-A782-D8F0F05BC074@microsoft.com...
>> > All our computers are members of our domain. (yada yada yada)
>> >
>> > Some of the accountants need to take their laptops out to clients. They
>> > want
>> > to share files.
>> >
>> > I installed some wireless cards in their laptop and configured them for
>> > Ad
>> > Hoc mode. I can see the other computers now, but when I try to access
>> > any
>> > shares on the laptops I get prompted to enter a user name and password.
>> > I
>> > DID
>> > add their domain account to the shared folder and give it full control.
>> >
>> > IS what I am trying to do supported or does peer to peer only work on a
>> > WORKGROUP and not domain computers and accounts?
>> >
>> > Jeff
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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