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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
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