I'm trying to connect to a network share on a Windows Server 2003 machine with a Windows 7 machine. The network I'm on is workgroup based and the share requires specific user credentials (IE guest access is not allowed). The user that I'm logged in as on the Windows 7 machine matches the user name and password assigned to the share on the Windows 2003 machine. The problem I'm having is that I can only access the share by entering the IP address directly. If I try to browse the network or reference it by name, I get an access denied error. The Windows 2003 machine has other shares that allow guest access, so I was able to determine the following after doing some tests: - When I browse to the share, or reference it by name like this: \\computer_name\share_name ...The Windows 7 machine seems to try to authenticate as guest and access is denied. - When I specify the IP address like this: \\192.168.xxx.xxx\share_name ...The Windows 7 machine authenticates as the logged-in user and access is granted. Is there a way to make Windows 7 authenticate as the logged in user when I browse the network or reference computer names in UNC paths?Johan Cyprich www.cyprich.com

Are the computers in domain? If they are not in domain, I suggest you change the default NTLM authentication level and check the result. To do so, open gpedit.msc from Start Search box. Then locate to the following policy. Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Network security: LAN Manager authentication level Please change “Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated”.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi. I tried your solution and didn't have success. Do you have any ideas what could be going wrong here? Thanks.Johan Cyprich www.cyprich.com

These steps should be performed in Windows 7 systems. Does it help?Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Yes, I tried it on a Windows 7 machine, but it didn't seem to have any effect. I still get access denied when I connect using the name, yet access is granted when I connect by using the IP address.Johan Cyprich www.cyprich.com