Unable to Connect to Network Storage Device

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HI, I have Windows Vista Home Premium. I've attached my Network Storage
Device(buffallo link station) to my wireless router. But i am unable to
discover/detect the device, where as i could do the same with my other laptop
which is XP Professional.

At last i connected by giving \\192.168.1.5 with credentials, but unable to
see the protected folders. I am unable to connect to protected shared
folders.

And all these are a click-away in Windows XP professional. Can any one help
me solving this problem.
 
try this
On windows Xp:
1.First click on the nortan Icon.
2.Than click on Nortan Internet Security.
3.Than click open on settings.
4.Under web browsing click Personal Firewall.
5.Click configure.
6.Than click programe control.
7.Scroll down until you see two of the same called Operating system.
8. Click in the scroll down menu and click allow on the first one and the
second one.
9. There might be a third one if you have it than do the same thing.
10.If you see another one named system and below the name says system DONT
CLICK ALLOW!
11.Than cancel out of it. And every thing els. (except this)
12.Click start and than right click on My Computer.
13.Than click Properties.
14 click the Computer Name Tab.
15. Click change...
16. Where it says workgroup. Under it type in WORKGROUP.
Now you are done on the xp computer.

On the Windows Vista computer:
1.First click on the nortan Icon.
2.Than click on Nortan Internet Security.
3.Than click open on settings.
4.Under web browsing click Personal Firewall.
5.Click configure.
6.Than click programe control.
7.Scroll down until you see two of the same called Operating system.
8. Click in the scroll down menu and click allow on the first one and the
second one.
9. There might be a third one if you have it than do the same thing.
10.If you see another one named system and below the name says system DONT
CLICK ALLOW!
11.Than click start and click Network.
12.Than you should see your pc and do what ever you want.
 
Thanks Douglas. I will try this method today. But i resolved this problem by
modifying the registry setting. Here it is. By default Windows Vista works
with NTLMv2 Authentication and my buffalo technology link station(NAS) work
with NTLM. so i have to change the authentication level to make it
compatible.

So changed the following registry entry. "LmCompatibilityLevel" to 00000002
at [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]

- KiranKumar Chilappagari
 
Thanks Douglas. I will try this method today. But i resolved this problem by
modifying the registry setting. Here it is. By default WindowsVistaworks
with NTLMv2 Authentication and my buffalo technology link station(NAS) work
with NTLM. so i have to change the authentication level to make it
compatible.

So changed the following registry entry. "LmCompatibilityLevel" to 00000002
at [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa]

- KiranKumar Chilappagari



Douglas said:
try this
On windows Xp:
1.First click on the nortan Icon.
2.Than click on Nortan Internet Security.
3.Than click open on settings.
4.Under web browsing click Personal Firewall.
5.Click configure.
6.Than click programe control.
7.Scroll down until you see two of the same called Operating system.
8. Click in the scroll down menu and click allow on the first one and the
second one.
9. There might be a third one if you have it than do the same thing.
10.If you see another one named system and below the name says system DONT
CLICK ALLOW!
11.Than cancel out of it. And every thing els. (except this)
12.Click start and than right click on My Computer.
13.Than click Properties.
14 click the Computer Name Tab.
15. Click change...
16. Where it says workgroup. Under it type in WORKGROUP.
Now you are done on the xp computer.
Click to expand...
On the WindowsVistacomputer:
1.First click on the nortan Icon.
2.Than click on Nortan Internet Security.
3.Than click open on settings.
4.Under web browsing click Personal Firewall.
5.Click configure.
6.Than click programe control.
7.Scroll down until you see two of the same called Operating system.
8. Click in the scroll down menu and click allow on the first one and the
second one.
9. There might be a third one if you have it than do the same thing.
10.If you see another one named system and below the name says system DONT
CLICK ALLOW!
11.Than click start and click Network.
12.Than you should see your pc and do what ever you want.
Click to expand...

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I have tried all of these types of tips to get vista to backup to link
station but still no success. No username/password combination
works...I always get some kind of error, can't create the file, can't
find file, no security mapping between id's etc. Has anyone gotten a
vista system to backup to linkstation network storage?
 
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