Network share with different authentication

[Liquidmantis]

Hopefully this isn't already a known issue, search didn't turn up anything.

If I want to browse to a computer that isn't a domain member I don't get challenged for alternate credentials, just an error that it's not available. The usual Explorer behavior is if I type \\standaloneServer I get prompted for a valid login on that machine.

[admin]

When you first log in via Explorer, can you then access that server in XYplorer?

[Liquidmantis]

Just tested. Ayup, that works fine then. Slow to connect, but fine.

I doubt this is related, but DFS shares don't show up either. For example \\mydomain.foo\myDFS\linkedShare\ just displays \\mydomain.foo, the SYSVOL and NETLOGON shares. Somehow my mapped drives work fine though

[admin]

I doubt this is related, but DFS shares don't show up either. For example \\mydomain.foo\myDFS\linkedShare\ just displays \\mydomain.foo, the SYSVOL and NETLOGON shares. Somehow my mapped drives work fine though

Okay, these are binary flags that control which kind of servers I show. Currently (since years) I only use the first two! (for performance reasons, although I'm not 100% sure whether this really makes it faster) Down in the list you'll see SV_TYPE_DFS. Looks like your baby. I'll add in the next upload... You tell me what happens.

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Private Const SV_TYPE_WORKSTATION As Long = &H1
Private Const SV_TYPE_SERVER As Long = &H2
Private Const SV_TYPE_SQLSERVER As Long = &H4
Private Const SV_TYPE_DOMAIN_CTRL As Long = &H8
Private Const SV_TYPE_DOMAIN_BAKCTRL As Long = &H10
Private Const SV_TYPE_TIME_SOURCE As Long = &H20
Private Const SV_TYPE_AFP As Long = &H40
Private Const SV_TYPE_NOVELL As Long = &H80
Private Const SV_TYPE_DOMAIN_MEMBER As Long = &H100
Private Const SV_TYPE_PRINTQ_SERVER As Long = &H200
Private Const SV_TYPE_DIALIN_SERVER As Long = &H400
Private Const SV_TYPE_XENIX_SERVER As Long = &H800
Private Const SV_TYPE_SERVER_UNIX As Long = SV_TYPE_XENIX_SERVER
Private Const SV_TYPE_NT As Long = &H1000
Private Const SV_TYPE_WFW As Long = &H2000
Private Const SV_TYPE_SERVER_MFPN As Long = &H4000
Private Const SV_TYPE_SERVER_NT As Long = &H8000&
Private Const SV_TYPE_POTENTIAL_BROWSER As Long = &H10000
Private Const SV_TYPE_BACKUP_BROWSER As Long = &H20000
Private Const SV_TYPE_MASTER_BROWSER As Long = &H40000
Private Const SV_TYPE_DOMAIN_MASTER As Long = &H80000
Private Const SV_TYPE_SERVER_OSF As Long = &H100000
Private Const SV_TYPE_SERVER_VMS As Long = &H200000
Private Const SV_TYPE_WINDOWS As Long = &H400000 'Windows95 and above
Private Const SV_TYPE_DFS As Long = &H800000 'Root of a DFS tree
Private Const SV_TYPE_CLUSTER_NT As Long = &H1000000 'NT Cluster
Private Const SV_TYPE_TERMINALSERVER As Long = &H2000000 'Terminal Server
Private Const SV_TYPE_DCE As Long = &H10000000 'IBM DSS (Directory and Security Services) or equivalent
Private Const SV_TYPE_ALTERNATE_XPORT As Long = &H20000000 'Return list for alternate transport
Private Const SV_TYPE_LOCAL_LIST_ONLY As Long = &H40000000 'Return local list only
Private Const SV_TYPE_DOMAIN_ENUM As Long = &H80000000 'Return domain list only

[admin]

Just tested. Ayup, that works fine then. Slow to connect, but fine.

A working workaround at last. More later when time.

[Liquidmantis]

Down in the list you'll see SV_TYPE_DFS. Looks like your baby. I'll add in the next upload... You tell me what happens.

It's working now. The first time I tried it showed just the SYSVOL and NETLOGON shares but then I tried another DFS share and it worked. I haven't been able to reproduce the problem yet. Strangely when I restart XYplorer after exiting while in a DFS share I get an error message that it can't find \\mydomain.foo\myDFS\linkedShare but then I can immediately type the same path in the address bar and it works.

Thanks for the fix!

[admin]

Strangely when I restart XYplorer after exiting while in a DFS share I get an error message that it can't find \\mydomain.foo\myDFS\linkedShare but then I can immediately type the same path in the address bar and it works.

You might try to check Configuration|Advanced: Cache network servers between sessions. Speeds up networking when you always use the same servers. (Then: To refresh the servers select Nethood in Tree and press F5)