Geoff said:
My Vista PC recognizes a MacBook Pro (OS 10.4.10) on 'MShome' lan but
when I try a network log on to the Mac from my PC it rejects the correct
name and password.
So far I can tell, the network settings are correct on both machines and
the Mac can detect and access shared drives on the PC.
OS X uses Samba. Make sure you have created identical users/passwords on
both machines. I'm assuming that you know how to set Windows sharing on
the Mac. For Vista:
Change Vista's security settings to permit lower-security
authentications. (as below)
To enable Windows Vista to connect to Mac OS X with Windows File Sharing
enabled, you will need to change the following policy in Windows Vista:
Start>Run>secpol.msc [enter]
Click on "Local Policies" --> "Security Options"
Navigate to the policy "Network Security: LAN Manager authentication
level" and double-click it to get its Properties. By default Windows
Vista sets the policy to "NTVLM2 responses only". Use the drop-down
arrow to change this to "LM and NTLM – use NTLMV2 session security if
negotiated".
In Vista Home Premium, you won't have this tool so per Steve Winograd, do:
1. Run the registry editor and open this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
1. If it doesn't already exist, create a DWORD value named
LmCompatibilityLevel
3. Set the value to 1
4. Reboot
Malke
