Setting up an external content type without having to change it to NTLM authentication?

Referring to: https://www.kenplaysviola.com/content/sharepoint2010-business-connectivity-path-unavailable
and tested to be true. However, I have a site that I am not using NTLM - is there a way around this???

Hi,
Based on your description, my understanding is that you can’t
set up an external content type with Basic authentication web application.
What errors have you got?
I have done a test in my SharePoint, when I opened Basic authentication site with SharePoint Designer, I got an error
”Access to this web server is disabled by default because it is controlled by basic authentication and doesn't use SSL…”.
But I could create an External List in the Basic authentication site successfully. I set up an external content type with NTLM authentication site. Then I created an External List in the Basic authentication
site which referred to the existing external content type, it worked fine.
So if you don’t want to change your web Application to NTLM authentication, try to create another web Application with NTLM authentication, then create a site collection and create an external content type,
last create an External List in the Basic authentication site referring to the existed external content type in NTLM authentication site.
Also, here is a blog about
Access denied by Business Data Connectivity, you can take a look at:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ericwhite/archive/2010/06/11/access-denied-by-business-data-connectivity.aspx
Best Regards,
Lisa Chen

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Hi,
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