On Wed, 2002-10-09 at 21:19, Robert L. Cochran wrote:
> Windows 98 will send encrypted no matter what you do.
I draw your attention to this item:
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Microsoft KnowledgeBase Document:
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Unable to Connect to a Samba Server with Windows 98
The information in this article applies to:
Microsoft Windows 98
SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to connect to a Samba server or a LanManager server
from
your Windows 98-based client computer, the following error message may
be
displayed:
Incorrect Password.
This error message may occur even though you provide the correct user
account and password.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Windows 98 does not send plain text
passwords to Server Message Block (SMB) servers by default.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods:
Method 1
Configure the Samba server to support Challenge-Handshake
Authentication Protocol (CHAP) password encryption. Please refer to
your Samba documentation for information on how to configure a Samba
SMB
server.
NOTE: This is the preferred method to resolve this issue because it is
more secure than sending unencrypted passwords over the network.
Method 2
You can enable Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) plain text
password use in Windows 98. To do so, use the following steps.
WARNING: If you enable plain text password use in Windows 98, all
passwords are sent on the network in an unencrypted format. These
passwords
may be viewed by anyone using a network monitoring program. If
security is
a concern for your network environment, do not enable plain text
passwords.
1. Insert your Windows 98 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type "<drive>:\tools\mtsutil" (without the
quotation
marks), where <drive> is the letter of the CD-ROM drive that
contains
the Windows 98 CD-ROM, and then click OK.
4. Right-click the Ptxt_on.inf file, and then click Install.
5. Restart your computer.
Method 3
You should use the following method only if you do not have access to
the Windows 98 CD-ROM. These steps enable PAP password use without the
CD-ROM as mentioned in method 2.
1. Start Regedit.exe.
2. Locate the following key in the registry:
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\VNETSUP
3. Change the data value for the EnablePlainTextPassword value to "1"
(without the quotation marks).
4. Restart your computer.
MORE INFORMATION
Note that this issue may also occur with other non-Microsoft SMB
servers, such as VAX or Pathworks NOS.
Keywords : 3rdpartynet win98
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
> First off -- you must configure Windows 98 to login individual users.
> See the Samba web site for more information about this.
>
> In your smb.conf file, you must have 'encrypted = yes' uncommented.
>
> Also, you must initialize the smbpasswd file with the passwords of the
> user on the Windows 98 box. That username and password must match the
> username password of the user account on the Linux box, too. Remember
> that usernames are case sensitive. user 'jsmith' is different from 'Jsmith'.
>
> If your networking is all set up correctly and working flawlessly, you
> should be able to connect from the Windows box to the Samba share on the
> Linux box for that same user.
>
> I strongly reccomend you either read the documentation on the Samba site
> or read the Samba book published by O'Reilly and Associates. Also do
> carefully read your smb.conf file.
>
> Bob Cochran
> Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
>
>
> * wrote:
>
> >Anyone have any idea why I can't get my Win98SE box to connect to my RH8
> >homes shares without sending the passwords as clear text (instead of the
> >default encrypted)?
> >
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