map sharepoint into network drive

Question

Dear Sir.

i have prob with microsoft sharepoint 2010 with external url i can't map sharepoint into network drive it always ask for login i put login and reask for it again and can't login and when i click in the web browser open with explorer it give me error:your client does not support opening this list with windows explorer  waiting your reply 

best regards,

Answer 1

I don't totally follow what you are saying, but are you using IE 7,8,9?  If not, that is your issue.

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Willner001

Answer 2

frist i have sharepoint server i open the browser from workstation and enter the sharepoint site from local network(internal) all feature running well and i map the sharepoint to network drive and everything work great i add http://internal-ip-of-sharepoint-server/site-name/Shared%20Documents

but i'm out of local network using internet i try to map sharepoint to network drive i add  http://esternal-ip-of-sharepoint-server/site-name/Shared%20Documents and i put the username and password then it continually prompt for login and can't map into network drive finaly give error windows cannot access 

ErrorFirst Step 

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george

Answer 3

i just try to mapping to external url from windows xp it work fine ,but not working from windows 7

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george

Answer 4

HI,

It seems like

you want to access your sharepoint site in LAN and that require you to adjust windows firewall settings.

Now the steps are

Start - Administrative Tools - Windows Firewall with Advance Security

This opens Windows Firewall with Advance Security. Right Click "Inbound Rules" on the left side - New Rule.

In the wizard

1) click Port (Next)

2) Click TCP & All Local Ports (Next)

3) Click Allow the Connection (Next)

4) on the profile page select Domain, Private and Public (Next)

5) Give a suitable Name "Say SharePoint" (Finish)

Now you can access your sharepoint site from LAN.

You may also need to adjsut your IE browser settings and for that

Try the following link

http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2011/06/13/error-message-quot-your-client-does-not-support-opening-this-list-with-windows-explorer-quot-when-you-try-to-quot-open-with-explorer-quot-on-a-sharepoint-document-library-in-office-365-site.aspx

Hope you like this reply.

Thanks

Sandeep Sharma

Answer 5

thank you shandeep for you interested first i need to access sharepoint from external network outside the local connextion of my company

second my firewall is turn off and all the tips in registry and IE setting i try it and didn't work from LAN network everything work fine

but from outside mapping is not working on windows 7 but its working in windows xp from external 

seems to be like security prob in windows 7 in authentication with sharepoint keep prompt for login information after i enter it 

hope you can help me 

 

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george

Answer 6

Hello,

Make sure the webdav service is started. Check this for configuration:

http://netindonesia.net/blogs/andriyadi/archive/2010/01/04/wss-3-0-sp2-on-windows-server-2008-r2-open-with-windows-explorer-failed.aspx

Best Regards,

Sally Tang

Answer 7

thank sally for your suggestion but first its working from windows xp but not working from windows 7 and webdav feature not install it on iis and try the link with all the step none work 

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george

Answer 8

Hello,

Are you using 64-bit IE? Note: “Open with Explorer” may not work if you have 64-bit Internet Explorer and 64-bit Microsoft Office installed.

If you are not using 64-bit IE, try to enable Basic authentication on the client computer, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
3. Locate and then click the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters

4. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.

5. Type UseBasicAuth, and then press ENTER.

6. On the Edit menu, click Modify.

7. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
Note Basic authentication is enabled if the

UseBasicAuth

registry entry is set to a non-zero value. Basic authentication is disabled if the

UseBasicAuth

registry entry is not present or if the

UseBasicAuth

registry entry is set to 0 (zero).

8. Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.

Reference:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841215

Best Regards,

Sally Tang

Answer 9

thank you sally i tired before this method and now retry it and didn't work can be like firewall from isp blocking something cause from windows xp working perfectly

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george

i'm thinking maybe the firewall in dsl modem block the session but why its working on windows xp its so confusing and i try something i connect vpn to my company and connect to local network i tracert "externalIpSharepoint" like i did before from windows 7 and there is no router before directly connect and the network mapping for sharepoint work out i can't figure out what is the real problem

hope this can help and thank you for your suggestion in advance i appreciate it .