Comments on: Windows 7 mapped drives with Client Access http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-7-mapped-drives/ Thu, 23 May 2013 15:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: stark99 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-7-mapped-drives/#comment-73278 stark99 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:56:23 +0000 #comment-73278 I have the 64bit version of Windows 7 home premium. The install cd I have for client access 6.1 would not run because of compatibility problems. I can map a drive to any PC on our network just not the Iseries.

Thanks

]]> By: woodengineer http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-7-mapped-drives/#comment-73222 woodengineer Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:09:25 +0000 #comment-73222 According to IBM, Client Access 6.1 is required for Windows 7. We are experimenting with that environmant now. So far, so good.

]]> By: pjb0222 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-7-mapped-drives/#comment-73217 pjb0222 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:45:56 +0000 #comment-73217 If your backend requires NTLM authentication, you will need to enable it on WIndows 7.
You can go into GPO Edit and enable NTLM. By default Windows 7 (and Vista) only enable NTLM v2.

MS Technet on NTLM in Windows 7 and Server 2008 detailing how to enable NTLM.

Another item to check is when and how the drives are mapped. If the user ID has local administrative access and you are using a login script, then there is a Registry modification you need to make on the Windows 7 (and Vista) systems.

Setting to allow drive mappings between admin and non-admin sessions

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem

EnableLinkedConnections =(dword)1

]]> By: tomliotta http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/windows-7-mapped-drives/#comment-73146 tomliotta Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:43:59 +0000 #comment-73146 If this is indeed iseries os 5.1 and Windows 7, be aware that Microsoft began using some changed protocols for Windows networking in Windows XP. IBM began changing the *FILE server (and therefore NetServer) in i5/OS V5R4 to allow the newer MS protocols to work effectively.

Discussion is generally seen in the NetServer What’s new for V5R4 topic, as well as Troubleshooting iSeries NetServer (V5R4) topic under Troubleshooting user profile connections and Troubleshooting file share problems, as well as related troubleshooting topics for V5R4.

I don’t have specific info for Windows 7. It might be necessary to determine what the connection protocols are and to see if it’s possible to use older behavior in Windows 7.

That’s all just secondary info and may have nothing to do with whatever the actual problem is. Still, I would try the same connection with a Windows 2000 PC (or possibly basic Linux and Samba) to ensure that general configuration is still proper for V5R1 before digging into what Windows 7 might be doing.

Tom

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