Hey Howard, If they're not on a domain, then they must be using workgroups. If so make sure each pc is on the same workgroup. And then secondly, when using a workgroup, each user must have an account on each Pc with the exact same username and password for permissions to work since you don't have a central form of login authorization. Let me know if that helps.
Dave On 6/22/10, Howard White <[email protected]> wrote: > On 06/22/2010 07:21 PM, Paul Boniol wrote: >> Just to be clear, your customer has a Windows 7 box with USB HD >> attached. It is shared via Windows share mechanisms. Other Win 7 boxes >> can connect to the share, but Windows Vista cannot. >> >> I'm supposing >> a) they have tried using the same login credentials on Vista as W7 >> b) Vista comes back that it can't reach the share without other error >> messages >> c) these machines are on the same network and going through the same >> routers >> d) if using domains, etc. that they are using the same >> >> Paul > > This group is the best! TNX for taking time for my issues. > > Paul, I visited with the customer but have not had "hands on" time. You > have given me four things to go test. Yes, the USB HD is connected to > the W7 box. You have read my problem statement correctly. > > a) Wherein are the credentials established? Mind you I am confusing > Win98, WinNT, Samba2, Samba3, WinXP and now Vista, W7 :) I don't know > that I have seen the same combination of credentialization in more than > one place. > > b) Have not seen the actual error messages. Customer is not real > sophisticated about reporting error messages (like most). Specific "it > doesn't work." Time to get more general... > > c) oh yeah, we're talking 3 computers within one LAN. > > d) pretty sure there is no domain / PDC yada, yada, yada. Strictly > file and printer shares. > > Yes Mike, looking for the group name is good practice. Again, no hands > on time yet. I've even seen this with Samba2 and Samba3 in a linux only > environment. > > Thanks for the pointers. I'll be back :) > > Howard > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- Sent from my mobile device -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
