Connecting to SMB share on a Windows 2xxx based computer may not work with an alias name

Update For All MS Windows Server (include 2008)Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Local Security Policy

Local Policies - Security Options


Network security: LAN Manager authentication level
Send LM & NTLM responses

Network security: Minimum session security for NTLM SSP
Disable Require 128-bit encryption


For MS Windows 2000 & 2003 server



> edit registry by Locate and click the following key in the registry: (ref: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281308)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
On the Edit menu, click Add Value, and then add the following registry value:
Value name: DisableStrictNameChecking
Data type: REG_DWORD
Radix: Decimal
Value: 1


This command adds the addresses to ignore using the text file we created above:

Set-GPRegistryValue
     -Name "SPFarm1"
     -Key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\
                   Control\Lsa\MSV1_0"
     -ValueName "BackConnectionHostNames"
     -type multistring
     -Data: xxxvdo
                 xxxvdo.yyy.com

Quit Registry Editor.
> Restart server