Vista adds computername\ to username

[Guest]

Hi, I'm on RC2 7544 and am trying to map a network drive.

When entering username and hitting connect, it adds computername\ to the
username, giving:

computername\username which cannot log in

I can't change the username on the server to that as wouldn't accept \.

How can I stop it adding the computername\ ?

TIA

PD

 

[Prashanth Prahalad [MSFT]]

Are you looking the network capture to see if the client is sending
computername\username while authenticating ?

There are two things you could try -
(1) Explicitly specify <NAS_BOX>\<USERNAME> in the user prompt
(2) Net use * \\<NAS_BOX>\share /user:<NAS_BOX>\<USERNAME>

If both (1) and (2) dont work, it could be a issue with
LmCompatibilityLevel.

 

[Prashanth Prahalad [MSFT]]

Are you looking the network capture to see if the client is sending
computername\username while authenticating ?

There are two things you could try -
(1) Explicitly specify <NAS_BOX>\<USERNAME> in the user prompt
(2) Net use * \\<NAS_BOX>\share /user:<NAS_BOX>\<USERNAME>

If both (1) and (2) dont work, it could be a issue with
LmCompatibilityLevel.

 

[Mike Boreham]

I had the same problem.

The following worked for me (pasted from an earlier post by a microsoft
techie)

Please try this:

- Make sure you have file sharing and network discovery turned on from
Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center.

Quote:-

Also, try this:

- Click Start
- Click Control Panel
- Click System and Maintenance
- Click Administrative Tools
- Double-Click Local Security Policy
- In the left pane, click the triangle next to Local Policy
- In the left pane, click Security Options
- In the right pane near the bottom, double-click "Network security: LAN
manager authentication level"
- Click the drop-down box, and click "Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session
security if negotiated"
- Click OK

endquote.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Both,

I'm afraid neither from both of your two ideas worked.

I think it must be because we are not in a domain, but using Workgroups?
(I've added the workgroup in).

I've left the authentication changed as "Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session

security if negotiated"

Any other suggestions?

TIA

PD

 

[Guest]

Hi,

It does now work using another users login!

Changing the Network security: LAN
solved it.

Thanks for your help.

PD

 

[Guest]

Hi all,

All solved now! Changing the security level was important to connect, and
I'd been a muppet on the NAS, not making the user file sharing. Did that and
now and it doesn't add the computername\ to the username.

Thanks again for your help on the security settings.

PD

 

[Guest]

Mike,

I have a feeling this is going to be a common problem. I hope for others
that MS gets it into the KB. Thanks for sharing it. The LAN security change
completely solved my problem.

-- roy --