What are my netwerk references

Question

Hello all,

I'm trying to install a locally shared printer on other computers in the network but I can not make it appear anywhere (not even on the local PC itself, even though the network share and printer share are activated). What's worse if I try to connect to another computer in the network I'm asked for network references - but none of my passwords work here? How do I discover what these network references are?

***Move from Windows / Windows 11 / Devices and drivers***

Answer 1

Hello,

This is a security setting that prevents unauthorized users from accessing shared resources. If you want to connect to a shared printer, you need to enter the username and password of the shared host. The username here is the user displayed on the startup interface, and the password is the startup password. Or you can turn off password-protected sharing.

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Zunhui

Answer 2

Thank you Zunhui,

I still don't understand how i'm not able to log into the other computers in my network. I use the exact same credentials I use to log onto those computers but all I get is 'user or password incorrect'. Very frustrating if you can't access your own network.

Turning of password protection is not my favorite solution but I tried it and now I get this message (see attached)? Some kind of error.

Answer 3

Hello

Sorry, I cannot see the attachment you uploaded. If you do not want to access the shared file by logging in with a user and password. I recommend that you use Registry Editor to enable Insecure guest login, see the following steps:

1. Open Registry Editor. Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\LanmanWorkstation.

Note: If the key does not exist, you need to create it. Hold down the "Windows" key (right-click), select "New" > "Key" and name the switch "LanmanWorkstation".

2. Hold down the "LanmanWorkstation" key (right-click), select "New" > "DWORD (32-bit) Value" and name it "AllowInsecureGuestAuth". Double-click, set "Value Data" to "1", and press Enter.

Note If you modify the registry incorrectly, you can cause serious problems. So, follow these steps carefully. For additional protection, back up the registry before modifying it. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see Backing up and restoring the registry in Windows.

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Zunhui

Answer 4

Hi Again,

After disabling password protection on the network and 'adding shared printer' I get error 0x80070035 when I try to access another computer in the network. "Cannot find network path". Even though all the computers show up in explorer under 'network'.

Is this another share problem? Netbios is set to 'standard'. Disabling (windows) firewall doesn't change anything....

Answer 5

Hi,

If your system is windows 11 24H2 version I suspect the problem may be caused by SMB signature. I recommend that you open PowerShell as an administrator and run the following command to disable SMB signing and restart your computer to see if you can fix the problem:

Set-SmbClientConfiguration -RequireSecuritySignature $false

Accessing a third-party NAS with SMB in Windows 11 24H2 may fail | Microsoft Community Hub

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Zunhui