Windows 7 and non Windows servers - error 50?
Here I have a pretty diverse network. Windows 2008 server; Windows 2000 server; a Netgear NAS; and a bit of a rarity, in the shape of an Apple OS X 10.5 *server*. All my XP machines and Macs connect to all these resources. Some pop up a password dialog, others don't.I can only get the Win7 beta to connect to the Win'08 server. This is both by browsing, and by typing in the paths using "map network drive". When I attempt to connect to my Apple (\\leopard\shared) I get an "error 50" out of Win 7, but no more information on what might be wrong, than that.Any suggestions? I can't see any info via Google amongst the storm of blether about Win 7 in general. Can I be the first person to try heterogenous networking with the beta?SteveFetish's Frasier Crane!
January 31st, 2009 11:50pm

HiCheck error log in event viewer, for details
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February 1st, 2009 12:21am

Hi, If the issue occurs when you access the MAC computer from the Windows 7 beta computer, or access the Windows 7 beta computer from the MAC computer? The following article may be referred. Mac OS X 10.2: "Error =-50" When Connecting to a Windows-Compatible Computer If the issue persists, or the issue occurs when you access the MAC computer from the Windows computer, I suggest that you create the same username\password as the MAC system on the Windows 7 beta system. If the issue still occurs, try the following method. Launch Start Menu Search for: LocalHit EnterSelect Local Security PolicyLaunch Local Policies> Security Options Double Click on Network security: LAN Manager Authentication Change level to: Send LM # LTLM Responses Then, Launch Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP De-select Require 128-bit encryption Hit OK Arthur Xie - MSFT
February 3rd, 2009 10:39am

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