Network Path not found

1 Oct 2006 3:30 PM

Mohamed

I have a problem, when i tried to access a share in the LAN , using its
name like
\\computername\sharename., i get the error Network path not found,
where as if I access it using the ipaddress like \\ipaddress\sharename,
i am able to access it. can anyone help me with this problem.

Thanks and regards
irshad

1 Oct 2006 4:04 PM

Chuck

On 1 Oct 2006 08:30:58 -0700, "Mohamed" <irshad.moha***@gmail.com> wrote:

>I have a problem, when i tried to access a share in the LAN , using its
>name like
>\\computername\sharename., i get the error Network path not found,
>where as if I access it using the ipaddress like \\ipaddress\sharename,
>i am able to access it. can anyone help me with this problem.
>
>Thanks and regards
>irshad

Irshad,

This will probably be a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall, or other
security component. There are several other possibilities too, and any might be
the cause of your problem. Read this article with an open mind.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html

Look at "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all", if you like, from each computer,
and diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow
instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
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