Windows 7 and novell cifs

I've seen a few people bring up the topic already - but no useful answers yet. I've been experimenting with Windows 7 - worked perfectly, almost at what I'd use for production on one test computer Loading Novell Client 2 IR1a blew it to hell. I decided not to try that again, and simply try CIFS. That didn't work, and Googling the issue brought up countless references to the fact that they Win7. Tags: CIFS. Native File Access. Windows 7. Reply Cancel Cancel.

This test computer is running Windows 7 Home Premium. There is a policy setting for the version of NTLM that the client will respond to.

This setting can be one of about 6 different responses. Do a search from the Novell knowledgebase on the terms "ntlm cifs vista" here are two of the most helpful TIDs that have been posted about this issue: , In additional I'll also note that you can also use the distributable "reg" file method with Windows 7 as well as Vista.

Not really, you can use CIFS and will have no problems as long as you don't use explorer. Even if you use explorer and wait long enough between keystrokes you can do what you want, you just have to restart explorer if it hangs, which is pretty painless in Win7, especially if you open an extra explorer process for folder browsing. Resources Support. CyberRes Academy. Partner Portal. Contact us. Privacy Policy Terms of Use. Accessibility Anti-Slavery Statement. Support How To Buy.

Asked by:. Archived Forums. Windows Vista Networking. For specific hardware-related issues, please use the Windows Vista Hardware forum 0 1. Sign in to vote. I think I'm missing something simple??

Thanks Bob. Tuesday, September 26, PM. Hi, Ok, It does work. I was missing something simple On the NetWare side, you need 6. But that won't get it all done -- on the Windows side you need to step down the default network security setting. Wednesday, September 27, PM.