DynDNS and Network Shares

[Guest]

Hi,

I have Windows XP Pro running with SP2. I have a router and have configured
DynDNS. One of the rules on my router forwards all traffic on TCP/IP port 445
to my WinXP SP2 box, but only from my work IP address.

When I try using:
\\myDynDNSname.selfip.com\c$
it doesn't work (but it used to, before I re-installed Windows).
If I use:
\\123.123.123.123\c$
it does work.

Before I re-installed Windows (many moons ago) I recall making a registry
change so that my Windows XP box could be accessed using DynDNS name in UNC.
I can no longer remember where/what this registry entry is. PLEASE HELP!

Thanks

 

[Guest]

The registry entry you seek is here detailed here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281308.

Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
and add DisableStrictNameChecking (type: REG_DWORD) and set its value to 1.