Re: Trouble Mapping a Windows 2003 Server Share from Windows Vista

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Jabez Gan
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage
"brianjester" <> wrote in message
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> Background:
>
> In our office we have three (3) Windows Vista clients (new Dell PC's),
> and twelve (12) Windows XP SP2 clients (older PC's Dell, HP, etc) and
> a Windows 2003 Server (older Dell PC) that we use as a file server
> using simple sharing.
>
> The twelve (12) Windows XP SP2 clients can map the share with no
> problem ( I:\ drive mapped to \\X.Y.Z.155\Integration) and also use
> Explorer to navigate to the UNC path with no problem (\\X.Y.Z.
> 155\Integration)
>
> The Problem/Symptoms:
>
> The three (3) Windows Vista clients can map the drive and navigate to
> the UNC path but all experience severely reduced functionality
> manifested as:
>
> 1) long delays traversing the directory structure - like 15 to 30
> seconds to go up or down one directory within the share.
>
> 2) "Not Responding" in the title bar of the Explorer window during
> directory traversals.
>
> Remediation Steps We Tried:
>
> We had thought that the NTLMv2 settings in the Local Security Policy
> (Network security:LAN Manager authentication level) werre incorrect or
> different between Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista, so we then
> set both to: "Send NTLMv2 response only\refuse LM & NTLM" (http://
> technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/b7cff04a-53d0-44a7-
> b2f4-496a17470fb41033.mspx?mfr=true)
>
> But the symptoms experienced by the three (3) Windows Vista clients
> are the same.
>
> Workaround (SneakerNet):
>
> Now, all three (3) of the Windows Vista client users have to use UFD
> (USB Flash Drives) or burn CDROMs/DVD/s and carry them over to the
> Windows 2003 Server to add files or just sit at the File Server in
> order to access our shared files - a sad "punishment" for using the
> Windows Vista.
>
> Other options we are considering are running Windows XP virtual
> machines in either VMWare or MS Virtual PC on each Windows Vista
> machine as a workaround
>
> Question:
>
> Is this a known issue between Windows Vista and Windows 2003 Server or
> any other O/S.
>
> Brian Jester

You are always welcome

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Jabez Gan
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage
"brianjester" <> wrote in message
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> [snip]
>
> Thank you!
>
> -Brian