{"id":9,"date":"2010-04-14T10:27:22","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T10:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shvek.co.za\/?p=9"},"modified":"2010-04-14T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2010-04-14T10:27:22","slug":"cannot-connect-windows-7-to-a-windows-2000-fileshare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"Cannot connect Windows 7 to a Windows 2000 fileshare??"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out this link & instructions to help you solve this one.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.tannerwilliamson.com\/2009\/09\/windows-7-seven-network-file-sharing-fix-samba-smb\/<\/p>\n

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Windows 7 Network File Sharing Fix<\/h2>\n

\u201cBase-Ops this is Buzz Light Year. I seem to have been stranded on some strange planet. No sign of any working Windows Seven file sharing here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"MicrosoftMicrosoft Windows Seven Ultimate Edition<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

So you\u2019ve manage to get Windows Seven installed, no problems. Everything\u2019s great, the new quick launch bar is actually useful, the OS loads up fast, and the cool new grouped roll over window preview pane is actually letting you get some work done now. You\u2019re ready to go to the next lan party and sport your new slick OS, get some compliments and \u201cOoohhs\u201d and \u201cAwws\u201d, and swap a few files\u2026. but wait, what happened to the Windows Networking? Why isn\u2019t it working anymore? How are you going to trade the latest season of Red Vs. Blue if you can\u2019t even connect to another Windows file sharing enabled computer?<\/p>\n

Microsoft has amped-up their new operating system with some new security standards, which notably fix their aging Samba (SMB) Windows File Sharing protocol. By default, Windows Seven comes pre-configured to only communicate with other file sharing clients and servers which are also using the new beefed-up and more secure version of the Samba file sharing protocol. Because of this, it will not properly communicate with computers running older versions of Samba (SMB) Windows File Sharing protocol.<\/p>\n

So are you SOL? If you don\u2019t continue to read this guide you will be. I\u2019ve made a quick walk through with screen shots guiding you on how to restore your file sharing capabilities with older Windows File Sharing computers including but not limited to Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 95\/98\/ME, and even Linux distributions running the SMB service.<\/p>\n

Chicken Noodle Soup for the Windows 7 User\u2019s Soul<\/h2>\n

To start us out, you need to go to your Start Menu, and search for \u201cLocal Security Policy<\/strong>\u201c. When it comes up, don\u2019t click it straight away. Right click, and say \u201cRun as Administrator<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

\"Start<\/a>Start – Local Security Policies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Select Local Security Policies<\/strong> from the Directory Tree on the left, and then beneath of that, select Security Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Local<\/a>Local Security Policies – Local Policies – Security Options<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

From here, under the policy browser select and open \u201cNetwork security:Minimum session security for NTLM SSP (including RPC based) Clients<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

\"Network<\/a>Network Security – Minimum session security for client.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Uncheck<\/strong> both boxes so that neither \u201cRequire NTLMv2 session security<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cRequire 128-bit encryption<\/strong>\u201d are checked. Apply<\/strong> the settings and close that window.<\/p>\n

\"Uncheck<\/a>Un-check the box “require minimum security” for clients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Now, right below the currently selected policy in the policy browser, select and open \u201cNetwork security:Minimum session security for NTLM SSP (including RPC based) Servers<\/strong>\u201c. Again, Uncheck<\/strong> both boxes so that neither \u201cRequire NTLMv2 session security<\/strong>\u201d or \u201cRequire 128-bit encryption<\/strong>\u201d are checked. Apply<\/strong> the settings and close that window.<\/p>\n

\"Uncheck<\/a>Uncheck the “require encryption” box for servers, and apply the changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

With those settings set, we are two thirds done. Back in the Security Policies browser for Local Security Policies \u2013 Security Options, locate and open<\/strong> the policy \u201cNetwork Security LAN Manager authentication level<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

\"Network<\/a>Network Security – Lan manager authentication level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

In the drop down selector for the options of this policy, Locate and select the option \u201cSend LM & NTLM \u2013 use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated<\/strong>\u201c. Click Apply<\/strong>, and close out of all policy management windows.<\/p>\n

\"Set<\/a>Set the lan manager authentication level to “Send LM and NTLM responses.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That wasn\u2019t so bad, was it?<\/h2>\n

After changing these settings, you should be able to access any SMB server, assuming that you\u2019ve properly configured the server itself to allow you to connect to it.<\/p>\n

If you are still having trouble after doing this, double check that the machine you are connecting to has it\u2019s Samba file sharing configured properly as well, that your network connection on both computers is solid and configured properly, and that if you are running any firewalls on either machine, that you have set them up properly to allow for Windows Samba File Sharing on the network. I was able to access my SMB share on my Linux file server after modifying these settings on Windows 7.<\/p>\n

Note to Linux Users: The new NTLMv2 protocol in Windows Seven has been known to cause the Samba server process on a Linux operating system to hang and or crash when receiving attempted communication from a NTLMv2 enabled client. You may need to restart the samba service on your Linux server if you have previously attempted to connect from a NTLMv2 Client (such as Windows Seven).<\/em><\/p>\n

Post Revisions<\/h3>\n
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  • 2009-10-01:<\/strong>Changed the recommended configuration option for setting authentication level of the LAN manager from \u201cSend LM and NTLM responses.\u201d to \u201cSend LM and NTLM. \u2013 Use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated.\u201d This was changed for better compatibility of devices which use NTLMv2.<\/li>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Check out this link & instructions to help you solve this one. http:\/\/www.tannerwilliamson.com\/2009\/09\/windows-7-seven-network-file-sharing-fix-samba-smb\/ Windows 7 Network File Sharing Fix \u201cBase-Ops this is Buzz Light Year. I [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10,"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9\/revisions\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shvek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}