shared folders and resources while disconnected from a domain

I have a scenario where notebook computers (Windows XP SP2) are taken outside
of the office and then connected together using an adhoc wireless network.
When I attempt to access a locally shared (full permissions and security have
been granted to "Everyone") folder or printer when the dc is unavailable,
Windows prompts me to authenticate before I can access the resource (which is
not the case when I'm connected to the domain in the office - when on the
domain I can access the resource seamlessly). However, attempts to
authenticate with the same username return a message that says the domain is
unavailable to process the request. I have been able to workaround this by
creating a local user account on the PC that is sharing the printeror
resource and authenticating using that account . Is there anyway to access
shared resources when I am disconnected from the domain without having to
setup local user accounts? Security of the actual resource is not important
- anyone who can connect to the computer should be granted access.

thanks,
Martin
--
Martin Straub, CPA, CITP
Cordell, Neher & Co., PLLC
509.663.1661

Assign permission for the Local Everyone too. Everyone is not really
"everyone",...there is a Domain Everyone and a Local Everyone.


--

Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com


"CNCCPA - Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:92AEE1B4-0DE6-4B10-9FBD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have a scenario where notebook computers (Windows XP SP2) are taken
outside
> of the office and then connected together using an adhoc wireless network.
> When I attempt to access a locally shared (full permissions and security
have
> been granted to "Everyone") folder or printer when the dc is unavailable,
> Windows prompts me to authenticate before I can access the resource (which
is
> not the case when I'm connected to the domain in the office - when on the
> domain I can access the resource seamlessly). However, attempts to
> authenticate with the same username return a message that says the domain
is
> unavailable to process the request. I have been able to workaround this
by
> creating a local user account on the PC that is sharing the printeror
> resource and authenticating using that account . Is there anyway to
access
> shared resources when I am disconnected from the domain without having to
> setup local user accounts? Security of the actual resource is not
important
> - anyone who can connect to the computer should be granted access.
>
> thanks,
> Martin
> --
> Martin Straub, CPA, CITP
> Cordell, Neher & Co., PLLC
> 509.663.1661

That doesn't work. The PC of the machine accessing the resource is still
trying to authenticate the user using the domain controller (which isn't
available). If I logon to the local machine (instead of the domain) it
works, but I don't want to do that as there is otherwise no reason to logon
to the local machine.

Martin

"Phillip Windell" wrote:

> Assign permission for the Local Everyone too. Everyone is not really
> "everyone",...there is a Domain Everyone and a Local Everyone.
>
>
> --
>
> Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
> www.wandtv.com
>
>
> "CNCCPA - Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:92AEE1B4-0DE6-4B10-9FBD-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have a scenario where notebook computers (Windows XP SP2) are taken
> outside
> > of the office and then connected together using an adhoc wireless network.
> > When I attempt to access a locally shared (full permissions and security
> have
> > been granted to "Everyone") folder or printer when the dc is unavailable,
> > Windows prompts me to authenticate before I can access the resource (which
> is
> > not the case when I'm connected to the domain in the office - when on the
> > domain I can access the resource seamlessly). However, attempts to
> > authenticate with the same username return a message that says the domain
> is
> > unavailable to process the request. I have been able to workaround this
> by
> > creating a local user account on the PC that is sharing the printeror
> > resource and authenticating using that account . Is there anyway to
> access
> > shared resources when I am disconnected from the domain without having to
> > setup local user accounts? Security of the actual resource is not
> important
> > - anyone who can connect to the computer should be granted access.
> >
> > thanks,
> > Martin
> > --
> > Martin Straub, CPA, CITP
> > Cordell, Neher & Co., PLLC
> > 509.663.1661
>
>
>