Login without DC authentication

We have 100+ XPe machines that log to a remote Win 2003 Server via a VPN.
All users log in to the domain at approximately the same time each day.

During login, is there any way for the client to avoid making a server
connection and used cached credentials? The machine would still need to
access the domain controller later. For example, To send messages to the
server using MSMQ.

Yes, you can use cahced credentials. But, assuming you have a site to site VPN, I would setup a DC in local office.
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We have 100+ XPe machines that log to a remote Win 2003 Server via a VPN.
All users log in to the domain at approximately the same time each day.

During login, is there any way for the client to avoid making a server
connection and used cached credentials? The machine would still need to
access the domain controller later. For example, To send messages to the
server using MSMQ.