It could be the NTLMv2 authentication issue. This search result may help,
Vista and LM Authentication LevelVista and LM authentication level Issues.
Access is denied when Vista accesses a FAT32 drive Solved: share between
Vista and Snap Server ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vis...entication.htm
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"Phil" <Phil@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Greetings all.
>
> I have a Dell laptop running Vista personal home premium (as a
> preinstalled
> OEM version). It connects to my home network through a wireless router
> (TrendNet TEW-431BRP): http://www.trendware.com/products/TEW-431BRP.htm
> I need it to connect to my NAS (Maxtor Shared Storage II):
> http://www.maxtorsolutions.com/en/catalog/MSS_II/
> I also have a desktop computer running Windows XP SP2 which also connects
> to
> the router through a wireless connection.
>
> I have no antispyware, Windows firewall is off. All start up programs are
> disabled.
>
> The laptop can connect to the internet and it can also share files with my
> desktop computer running Windows XP SP2 both through the wireless router.
> When I hardwire the laptop directly to the NAS with a cable everything
> works
> like it should.
>
> The XP machine has no problems connecting to the network drive using the
> supplied software or by issuing the command \\MSS-03903F (which is the
> name
> of the hardware) from the Run box in Vista. When I ping the NAS using its
> fixed IP I also get a response.
>
> When I try the same in Vista nothing happens. I get the error that no
> network is found. When I ping the NAS, using its fixed IP address
> (192.168.0.2) i get no response.
>
> Apparantly there is something called DHCP BROADCAST flag, which is a
> feature
> of Vista. I dont know if my router supports that, but it does not help to
> follow the instructions given in Microsofts knowledge base concerning this
> issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233/en-us
>
> Maxtor has a fix that describes an issue about logging in, but it does not
> apply to this situation I guess. Anyhow I tried the tweak with no success:
> "Unable to login to a private share with a MSS+ drive when using Windows
> Vista": Search for 3606 in their support section:
> http://seagate.custhelp.com/.
>
> Maxtor support tells me that the router is to blame.
> Trendnet support tells me to Google the problem
> Windows support tells me to contact Dell
> Dell support does no support on third party hardware :-(
>
> So here I am, asking all you nice people for some help. Does anyone in
> here
> know what to do here, what tweak to do, or should I just throw out that
> awful
> Vista box and buy a Mac?
>
> With the best regards,
> Philip