map smb networkdrive

Hello,
I want to Map a SMB-Networkdrive from a Linux-Fileserver, protected by username and userpassword. By using Windows XP the connections make no problems. But Windows Vista does not allow any connections except the server allows a connection to a share without user/password-protection.
I tried it with disabling the Windows-Firewall, encrypted-password yes or no, changing the usersettings etc. Nothing was successful.
Which settings must be changed?
Best regards Olaf Kaminski

Dear Olaf,
I am having the same problem. I cant connect to my linux smb server as it is not accepting my password or username. I suspect that Vista is reporting the username bad (like pcname\username) I have no problems with windows XP.
If anybody has a solution would appreciate it so much. As this seems as my only problem for now.
PS. Hope this goes to the right place as this is my first post :)
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas


Olaf Kaminski wrote:

Hello,
I want to Map a SMB-Networkdrive from a Linux-Fileserver, protected by username and userpassword. By using Windows XP the connections make no problems. But Windows Vista does not allow any connections except the server allows a connection to a share without user/password-protection.
I tried it with disabling the Windows-Firewall, encrypted-password yes or no, changing the usersettings etc. Nothing was successful.
Which settings must be changed?
Best regards Olaf Kaminski

Dear Olaf,
I figured out the problem. It is not the username but the password. I checked out the logs and username is going correct to the smb server but somehow password is going wrong.
Still waiting for help from anybody!
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas

Kaan Demirtas wrote:

Dear Olaf,
I am having the same problem. I cant connect to my linux smb server as it is not accepting my password or username. I suspect that Vista is reporting the username bad (like pcname\username) I have no problems with windows XP.
If anybody has a solution would appreciate it so much. As this seems as my only problem for now.
PS. Hope this goes to the right place as this is my first post :)
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas


Olaf Kaminski wrote: Hello,
I want to Map a SMB-Networkdrive from a Linux-Fileserver, protected by username and userpassword. By using Windows XP the connections make no problems. But Windows Vista does not allow any connections except the server allows a connection to a share without user/password-protection.
I tried it with disabling the Windows-Firewall, encrypted-password yes or no, changing the usersettings etc. Nothing was successful.
Which settings must be changed?
Best regards Olaf Kaminski

If one of you could get a network capture from XP-Linux and Vista-Linux, that would be helpful in figuring out what could be causing the problem ? Also if you try net use \\linux\share on a command line, what is the error being reported ?
"Kaan Demirtas" wrote in message

Dear Olaf,
I figured out the problem. It is not the username but the password. I checked out the logs and username is going correct to the smb server but somehow password is going wrong.
Still waiting for help from anybody!
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas

Kaan Demirtas wrote: Dear Olaf,
I am having the same problem. I cant connect to my linux smb server as it is not accepting my password or username. I suspect that Vista is reporting the username bad (like pcname\username) I have no problems with windows XP.
If anybody has a solution would appreciate it so much. As this seems as my only problem for now.
PS. Hope this goes to the right place as this is my first post :)
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas


Olaf Kaminski wrote: Hello,
I want to Map a SMB-Networkdrive from a Linux-Fileserver, protected by username and userpassword. By using Windows XP the connections make no problems. But Windows Vista does not allow any connections except the server allows a connection to a share without user/password-protection.
I tried it with disabling the Windows-Firewall, encrypted-password yes or no, changing the usersettings etc. Nothing was successful.
Which settings must be changed?
Best regards Olaf Kaminski

"Prashanth Prahalad [MSFT]" wrote in message

If one of you could get a network capture from XP-Linux and Vista-Linux, that would be helpful in figuring out what could be causing the problem ? Also if you try net use \\linux\share on a command line, what is the error being reported ?

If I have time to do this you'd need all or some of the following (And I'm not running Linux, but Samba 2.0.33 on freebsd ;) )
1. tcpdump from both machines from the whole process? 2. Samba logs? 3. The results from command line? 4. Something else you deem helpful?
(My machine is subject to the broken net connectivity while behind a stateful NAT firewall though, so the results might be inaccurate or reflect that bug...)
Are the results OK to send in your company mailbox - Some parts of the traces might contain information not really meant for public groups?
-Reko

Dear All,
I figured out the problem and solution!
I learned that vista does not work with samba versions below 3.0.6
And the only solutions are
1. upgrade your samba to a newer version (this I cannot do)
2. Run secpol.msc
Under Local Policies > Security Options
Change the value of "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level" from "NTVLM2 responses only" to "LM and NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated"
I was warned to use the second option at my risk as it lowers security. But, I didn't mind because Linux handles firewall and security.
to run secpol.msc I was unable to find the run... as in XP. So, I just entered it in the address bar of My Computer window.
Hope this helps.
***thanks and credit goes to Beverly Brown for this info, thanks Beverly
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas


Prashanth Prahalad [MSFT] wrote:

If one of you could get a network capture from XP-Linux and Vista-Linux, that would be helpful in figuring out what could be causing the problem ? Also if you try net use \\linux\share on a command line, what is the error being reported ?
"Kaan Demirtas" wrote in message Dear Olaf,
I figured out the problem. It is not the username but the password. I checked out the logs and username is going correct to the smb server but somehow password is going wrong.
Still waiting for help from anybody!
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas

Kaan Demirtas wrote: Dear Olaf,
I am having the same problem. I cant connect to my linux smb server as it is not accepting my password or username. I suspect that Vista is reporting the username bad (like pcname\username) I have no problems with windows XP.
If anybody has a solution would appreciate it so much. As this seems as my only problem for now.
PS. Hope this goes to the right place as this is my first post :)
Best regards, Kaan Demirtas


Olaf Kaminski wrote: Hello,
I want to Map a SMB-Networkdrive from a Linux-Fileserver, protected by username and userpassword. By using Windows XP the connections make no problems. But Windows Vista does not allow any connections except the server allows a connection to a share without user/password-protection.
I tried it with disabling the Windows-Firewall, encrypted-password yes or no, changing the usersettings etc. Nothing was successful.
Which settings must be changed?
Best regards Olaf Kaminski