Unable to UNC with build 5365

recently installed build 5365 and have enjoyed it... this is whats happening
thus far

The machine is not a member of anything other than a workgroup (not a member
of any domain). I try to
UNC to a domain share (Example: \\SERVER\SHARE) and I am continually being
prompted for authentication, I tried providing NETBIOSNAME\LOGINID and
password, that doesnt work. I tried FQDN@DOMAIN.COM and password and that
doesnt work... I have tried the IP only address and no NETBIOS...

1. I have turned off the firewall
2. Turned off UAC
3. Turned off Firewall on the domain side of things

I dont know what else it could be? Anyone?

There was some known issues with accessing UNC paths and authentication.
These have been fixed in the subsequent build. Can you provide the actual
error code being returned ?

Alternatively can you try this from a command prompt and post the output of
this : (of course make sure that firewall ports are turned on etc)

net use m: \\server\share /user:<username>

Thanks ~
Prashanth

"James L VanDusen" <james@vandusenfamily.org> wrote in message
news:55823328-F2C0-4295-B0BA-E6161766D650@microsoft.com...
> recently installed build 5365 and have enjoyed it... this is whats
> happening
> thus far
>
> The machine is not a member of anything other than a workgroup (not a
> member of any domain). I try to
> UNC to a domain share (Example: \\SERVER\SHARE) and I am continually being
> prompted for authentication, I tried providing NETBIOSNAME\LOGINID and
> password, that doesnt work. I tried FQDN@DOMAIN.COM and password and that
> doesnt work... I have tried the IP only address and no NETBIOS...
>
> 1. I have turned off the firewall
> 2. Turned off UAC
> 3. Turned off Firewall on the domain side of things
>
> I dont know what else it could be? Anyone?

I have installed Vista on various laptops now and created a local user
called TV... which I use without a password. I have tested on various
domains now that i have created, one called vandusenfamily.org (which is my
local lan running ADS 2003) and another called cazenovia.edu (netbiosname is
caznet). Both do the same thing when I try to UNC to a share (doesnt matter
if its admin or not).

I did the dos command mapping and this is what I got... there is a domain
account called TV and its password is blank... but I have tried with my
domain account admin.... which is 3l3m3nt.

Here are the results with errors:
1. C:\Users\TV>net use m: \\pdc\downloads /user:tv@vandusenfamily.org
System error 1168 has occurred.

Element not found.


2. C:\Users\TV>net use m: \\pdc\downloads
/user:administrator@vandusenfamily.org
System error 1168 has occurred.

Element not found.

The bug that you speak of must still be existant or in a differant form. I
need access to the domain shares as I jump between many domains during the
day or when Im consulting and I cant authenticate against them now (to print
or anything) unless probably I join the domain (which I dont wish to do).

James


"Prashanth Prahalad [MSFT]" <prashp@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OC9iwkjaGHA.4236@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> There was some known issues with accessing UNC paths and authentication.
> These have been fixed in the subsequent build. Can you provide the actual
> error code being returned ?
>
> Alternatively can you try this from a command prompt and post the output
> of this : (of course make sure that firewall ports are turned on etc)
>
> net use m: \\server\share /user:<username>
>
> Thanks ~
> Prashanth
>
> "James L VanDusen" <james@vandusenfamily.org> wrote in message
> news:55823328-F2C0-4295-B0BA-E6161766D650@microsoft.com...
>> recently installed build 5365 and have enjoyed it... this is whats
>> happening
>> thus far
>>
>> The machine is not a member of anything other than a workgroup (not a
>> member of any domain). I try to
>> UNC to a domain share (Example: \\SERVER\SHARE) and I am continually
>> being
>> prompted for authentication, I tried providing NETBIOSNAME\LOGINID and
>> password, that doesnt work. I tried FQDN@DOMAIN.COM and password and
>> that
>> doesnt work... I have tried the IP only address and no NETBIOS...
>>
>> 1. I have turned off the firewall
>> 2. Turned off UAC
>> 3. Turned off Firewall on the domain side of things
>>
>> I dont know what else it could be? Anyone?
>
>

Typically for a domain/workgroup user account, you need to use the form
<domain>\<username>
i.e

net use \\server\share /user:<domain>\<username>

Can you try that ?

"James L Vandusen" <james@vandusenfamily.org> wrote in message
news:9991F4B4-CA7C-4D8A-B203-9ACD2DCB0FF0@microsoft.com...
>I have installed Vista on various laptops now and created a local user
>called TV... which I use without a password. I have tested on various
>domains now that i have created, one called vandusenfamily.org (which is my
>local lan running ADS 2003) and another called cazenovia.edu (netbiosname
>is caznet). Both do the same thing when I try to UNC to a share (doesnt
>matter if its admin or not).
>
> I did the dos command mapping and this is what I got... there is a domain
> account called TV and its password is blank... but I have tried with my
> domain account admin.... which is 3l3m3nt.
>
> Here are the results with errors:
> 1. C:\Users\TV>net use m: \\pdc\downloads /user:tv@vandusenfamily.org
> System error 1168 has occurred.
>
> Element not found.
>
>
> 2. C:\Users\TV>net use m: \\pdc\downloads
> /user:administrator@vandusenfamily.org
> System error 1168 has occurred.
>
> Element not found.
>
> The bug that you speak of must still be existant or in a differant form.
> I need access to the domain shares as I jump between many domains during
> the day or when Im consulting and I cant authenticate against them now (to
> print or anything) unless probably I join the domain (which I dont wish to
> do).
>
> James
>
>
> "Prashanth Prahalad [MSFT]" <prashp@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OC9iwkjaGHA.4236@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> There was some known issues with accessing UNC paths and authentication.
>> These have been fixed in the subsequent build. Can you provide the actual
>> error code being returned ?
>>
>> Alternatively can you try this from a command prompt and post the output
>> of this : (of course make sure that firewall ports are turned on etc)
>>
>> net use m: \\server\share /user:<username>
>>
>> Thanks ~
>> Prashanth
>>
>> "James L VanDusen" <james@vandusenfamily.org> wrote in message
>> news:55823328-F2C0-4295-B0BA-E6161766D650@microsoft.com...
>>> recently installed build 5365 and have enjoyed it... this is whats
>>> happening
>>> thus far
>>>
>>> The machine is not a member of anything other than a workgroup (not a
>>> member of any domain). I try to
>>> UNC to a domain share (Example: \\SERVER\SHARE) and I am continually
>>> being
>>> prompted for authentication, I tried providing NETBIOSNAME\LOGINID and
>>> password, that doesnt work. I tried FQDN@DOMAIN.COM and password and
>>> that
>>> doesnt work... I have tried the IP only address and no NETBIOS...
>>>
>>> 1. I have turned off the firewall
>>> 2. Turned off UAC
>>> 3. Turned off Firewall on the domain side of things
>>>
>>> I dont know what else it could be? Anyone?
>>
>>
>