->It should be obvious that without a domain controller you can't have access 
to
->network domain resources.
This isn't necessarily true.  If the permissions on other domain resources
have been set using your domain account you can still access them using your
cached profile.
For example, I have NTW on both my work and home computers.  At work all
accounts reside on a PDC.  We have the ability to dial into work and connect
to the network.  I logged onto NTW at home using my username, password and
domain information from work and chose to use dial-up networking to connect
which downloaded my 1MB+ roaming profile. Once I did this I was recognized on
the network as "domain_name\user_name" and could access all domain resources
where the permissions had been set for "domain_name\user_name".
On subsequent connections I choose not to connect via dial-up networking and
simply use the cached profile.  Using my cached profile of
"domain_name\user_name" I'm still recognized by the network resources and 
ave
access to the same shared file and print services.
Go to Control Panel -> System -> User Profiles and see how the profiles are
stored.  Domain accounts are listed as "domain_name\user_name" (doesn't 
atter
if it's roaming or local) and local accounts are listed as
"workstation_name\user_name".  Access permissions on domain resources are set
using "domain_name\user_name".  As long as the "domain_name\user_name" on the
domain resource matches the profile of your current logon you'll have access
to that domain resource without being authenticated by a PDC/BDC.
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