How to map Novell network drive when running Windows Vista

With the introduction of Windows Vista, mapping network drive to the Novell server without using the Novell Vista Client is still possible. In order to accomplish this, you have to make some changes with the way Vista authenticate.

  • Open Control Panel
  • Administrative Tools
  • Local Security Policy
  • Local Policies
  • Security Options
  • Double-click on Network Security: Lan Manager Authentication Level

On the drop down box, you want to change/select “Send LM & NTLM – use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated”

Note: The above menu driven is available with Vista Ultimate, Vista Business and Vista Enterprise. If you don’t have that version, you can run regedit and modify this key:

  • [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa] “LmCompatibilityLevel”=dword:00000001

Once this is done, from windows explorer, you can click on map network drive and fill in the pertinent information such as \\servername.sscnet.ucla.edu\share.

  • If you Windows local account is the same as your Novell login ID, then you don’t have to do anything.
  • If it is different, you can choose to login using a different user name.
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