I'm trying to connect to a network share on a Windows Server 2003 machine with a Windows 7 machine. The network I'm on is workgroup based and the share requires specific user credentials (IE guest access is not allowed). The user that I'm logged in as on the Windows 7 machine matches the user name and password assigned to the share on the Windows 2003 machine. The problem I'm having is that I can only access the share by entering the IP address directly. If I try to browse the network or reference it by name, I get an access denied error. The Windows 2003 machine has other shares that allow guest access, so I was able to determine the following after doing some tests: - When I browse to the share, or reference it by name like this: \\computer_name\share_name ...The Windows 7 machine seems to try to authenticate as guest and access is denied. - When I specify the IP address like this: \\192.168.xxx.xxx\share_name ...The Windows 7 machine authenticates as the logged-in user and access is granted. In a different forum, someone suggested that I change the following in gpedit.msc: - Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\Network security: LAN Manager authentication level - Select “Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated”. ...But it didn't seem to have any effect. Is there a way to make Windows 7 authenticate as the logged in user when I browse the network or reference the computer name in a UNC path?

Hi, Please ping the remote computer to see whether the IP returned back. Checking the Credential Manager in Control Panel and add a new credential for the remote computer for test. Note: You may type the NetBIOS name in the Internet or network address field. If it can not return the IP back, temporary disable the firewall and see whether it have avail. Also, it is better to create the credential as the steps above. Thanks.Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.