Tim Keller » whs http://timkeller.me Thoughts on Technology and the future of Learning Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:14:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Windows Home Server and Windows 7 http://timkeller.me/2010/04/30/windows-home-server-and-windows-7/ http://timkeller.me/2010/04/30/windows-home-server-and-windows-7/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 11:49:02 +0000 Tim Keller http://timk.co.za/?p=62038307 Continue reading →]]> I like Windows Home Server a lot. It offers most of the features we need at home: central file hosting, backup to the cloud (using an addon), media streaming, and backup.

However, this morning I experienced an issue while trying to join a Windows 7 Professional computer to the Home Server.

During the installation of the Connector software (found at http://yourserver:55000) you are asked to enter the server administrator’s password. Strangely I was repeatedly told: “The password is incorrect.  Please retype your password.  Letters in passwords must be typed using the correct case.”

The solution took a while to find, but I eventually I came across a post by AMLane on the Microsoft forums that solved my problem.

  1. Run secpol.msc (You’ll need Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise or Ultimate)
  2. Drill down through Local Policies | Security Options
  3. Find Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level
  4. Set this to Send NTLM response only
  5. Reboot the machine

I imagine that similar strange bugs in WHS will be dealt with in the upcoming Home Server 2.0 codenamed – “Vail”, now available for beta testing.

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