I can, but how can this help if XP Home only defaults to the user name
"Guest"? And considering it works in Pro and not in Home, how can you fault
the box?
--
R Macioce


"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <5589E2FF-F3F4-4128-84EB-7044ED895482@microsoft.com>, R
> Macioce <RMacioce@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >> >> I have two XP Home computers and two XP Pro computers on the same network I
> >> >> want to use with DLink DSM-G600 Network Attached Storage Device. The NAS is
> >> >> setup to require authentication and uses its own users and passwords by which
> >> >> to authenticate. The names and passwords used on the NAS are different from
> >> >> those used to login to the XP boxes. The XP Home machines are on the same
> >> >> workgroup as the NAS and the XP Pro machines are on a domain. I can go into
> >> >> network places and enter the NAS logon credentials in my XP Pro boxes and it
> >> >> works fine. On the XP Home boxes, there is no add button for adding
> >> >> authentication credentials for Network Places, only edit and delete buttons.
> >> >> When you double click the network object to logon, the logon prompt does not
> >> >> allow you to change the username provided of DSM-600\Guest, but provides a
> >> >> field for a password. I have went as far as entering the user name Guest in
> >> >> the NAS, but it still will not authenticate against the box. I am pulling my
> >> >> hair out trying to get around this problem. Any help would be appreciated
> >> >> before I go out and get XP Pro upgrades.
> >> >
> >> >Anything to do with a limit on the total number of networked devices that can
> >> >be seen by WinXp Home ? Originally we were told the limit was on the number
> >> >of connected computers. I am beginning to wonder if networked stand alone
> >> >hard drives and network stand alone printers are counted in this total ?
> >> >Anyone know for sure ?
> >> >DaveJ
> >>
> >> I'm not aware of a limit on the number of networked devices that can
> >> be seen by any version of Windows. Where have you seen information on
> >> such a limit in XP Home?
> >
> >Steve,
> >
> >Do you know how to get this to work?
>
> I'm sorry, but I don't know anything about the D-Link DSM-G600.
>
> Have you checked the product's User Manual? Can you define the same
> user names and passwords on the DSM-G600 that your computers already
> use?
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
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