We are setting up a new branch office location that will eventually have a point to point connection to our main office. There will be no server at this location. The router will handle DHCP assignments.
Short-term, since I had the local network ready, I wanted to set up the users for printing. They are still using their logins and passwords for our Domain. I set up the printers (assigned tcp/ip for the correct subnet etc) and hosted them from a Win2000 pc and then shared them. I can see the host pc from all client stations. BUT when at a new client, and trying to browse the 'host' station - - I get the error "an attempt was made to logon - no logon server was available to service the request". It's true the domain logon server is not reachable. So I am assuming it wants the real domain to validate the user before connecting.
Because these people are in a remote/rural location - - I want to make sure they can always print with or without the point to point being up.
My question: is this doable? Is there a security setting that will allow sharing without the logon server present? What am I missing?
Short-term, since I had the local network ready, I wanted to set up the users for printing. They are still using their logins and passwords for our Domain. I set up the printers (assigned tcp/ip for the correct subnet etc) and hosted them from a Win2000 pc and then shared them. I can see the host pc from all client stations. BUT when at a new client, and trying to browse the 'host' station - - I get the error "an attempt was made to logon - no logon server was available to service the request". It's true the domain logon server is not reachable. So I am assuming it wants the real domain to validate the user before connecting.
Because these people are in a remote/rural location - - I want to make sure they can always print with or without the point to point being up.
My question: is this doable? Is there a security setting that will allow sharing without the logon server present? What am I missing?