[Samba] Win98 asks for IPC$ password <SOLVED>

[John H Terpstra - Samba Team]

On 08/13/2009 03:15 PM, Helmut Hullen wrote:
> Hallo, John,
> 
> Du meintest am 13.08.09:
> 
>>>> necessary. I don't know why, but the dreaded IPC$ password symptom
>>>> happens if that is left out.
>>>
>>> Maybe the Windows 9x clients are set to unencrypted passwords.
> 
>> No Helmut, Win 9X has encrypted password support on by default.  It
>> only supports LanMan passwords, not NTpasswords.
> 
> As i was remembered: Windows 98 had encrypted passwords by default,  
> Windows 95 not.
> 
> Long time ago ...
> 
> Viele Gruesse!
> Helmut

I believe that SP2 for Win95 disabled plain text passwords.  Support for
encrypted passwords was on from the outset if I recall correctly.

Even so, I believe Win9X only supports LanMan passwords - only Windows
NT 3.10 and later supports NT passwords.

- John T.