I am attempting to map a network share to a network we have a VPN connection to on a seperate domain, the IT guy that operates the network insist that there is no authentication required ( I believe it is on a Unix box NFS share), and that is the case on Windows XP it does not ask for a user name or password, however on Windows 7 it ask for a user name and password, is this possibly because by default Windows 7 sends there current logged in user and when it rejects it ask for the correct user and password? if this is the case how would one get around that? I want to just use a simple script in my domain to map the share "NET USE F: \\network_share" but again this only works on XP. Thanks

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Hi ninthas, Please make sure the uses has the permission to access that network share. And temporarily disable the firewall/anti-virus software then change the following settings. 1. Click Start, input secpol.msc in the search box, press Enter to open the Local Security Policy window. 2. Expand to: Local Policies - Security Options. 3. On the right pane, double click "Network Security: LAN Manager Authentication Level", select "Send LM&NTLM - use NTLMv2 session if negotiated" Then check if it works. Regards, MiyaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | 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.

Thanks I will give it a shot

I went ahead and did what was stated above and no luck, I still get a request for user name and password. Any other ideas? Again only Winodws 7 ask for the password XP does not and connects with no problems, computers are on the same network, domain, and same group policies.

In this case, I suggest you use the Network Monitor to capture the traffic on both Windows 7 and Windows XP clients, comparing the result to find which step fails. You can download Network Monitor here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=983b941d-06cb-4658-b7f6-3088333d062f&displaylang=en Regards, MiyaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | 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.