Buffalo TeraStation login problems

http://www.digitalquery.com/2006/09/vista_and_buffalo_terastation.html

Just a note in case anyone else runs into this problem. If you want to connect to a share on a Buffalo Terastation (which seems to be using Samba) from a Windows Vista installation, you need to do the following:

• Run the Local Security Policy app - secpol.msc
• Go to Local Policies | Security Options and choose the "Network Security: LAN Manager Authentican Level" item
• Set it to "Send LM & NLTM, use NTMLv2 session if negotiated"

And that should sort you out. [Update] For those of us unlucky enough to be running Vista Home (which doesn't come with secpol), you can do the following (thanks to Patrick in the comments for this)

• Run regedit (Windows-R, 'regedit') to open the registry editor
• Find key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\
• Change the value for the option "LMCompatibilityLevel" from 3 to 1.

Windows 8 Update:

1. To simplify life, make a new user on the server for each new computer.  You can give them the same name as the Windows computer name.
2. In Windows 8 / 8.1, Control Panel, Network and Sharing Centre: (This is under the Advanced Sharing Settings, most of these are already correct for Windows 8 as shipped)
1. Make sure the NIC is attached to a Private setting and NOT Public.
2. Go to Advanced Sharing and make sure for Private Network:

• (a) Network discovery is enabled
• File and Print Sharing is enabled (***THIS***)
• Homegroup is OFF (so then enable Use User Accounts and Passwords).   (***THIS***)
• Under All Networks:
• 128 bit encryption (default)
• Turn ON password protected sharing. 

• Run regedit (Windows-R, 'regedit') to open the registry editor
• Find key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\
• Add or change the DWORD value "LMCompatibilityLevel" to 1.

NET USE T: \\SERVER\Temp

NET USE S:\\SERVER\Cadd

NET USE P:\\SERVER\Public

etc