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bogdanpavlov
Aspirant
Jul 10, 2016

Admin Password Doesn't Work for USB readyshare drive

Admin login/password is denied when accessing a hard drive connected to the modem via USB that was read/write protected in routerlogin.net.   If the drive is not protected, no problem accessing via...
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interestica
Aspirant
Oct 01, 2020

Eventually got it with registry change:

 

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters

 

CHANGE ----->    AllowInsecureGuestAuth from 0 to 1

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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 01, 2020
interestica wrote:

Eventually got it with registry change:

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters

CHANGE ----->    AllowInsecureGuestAuth from 0 to 1

This does allow the client using a non-authenticated access, so called guest access. How shall this fix the _authenticated_ access using the admin (not as per the subject Admin) username?