Cannot find path

[Guest]

I have a remote PC that cannot find a server by name. I am using the "Net Use" command to map a drive and get a message "Network path not found". Pinging by name returns the correct IP address so I know that the LMhosts file is working. If I do a "search for computer" by name I get the same. In the "Net Use" command if I use the server IP it will map the drive but the application will not work. Another machine does connect and the app works the "Net Use" command is able to uses the server name instead of the IP. Any ideas why the one PC will not connect with the server name? This is the only difference between the configurations of both machines and I think the reason the app will not work.

 

[Steven L Umbach]

This may be a shot in the dark, but try putting an entry in the hosts file
also for the target server being sure to save the file with no extension.
Assumming you are using #PRE in the lmhosts file, you can use nbtstat -c to
see if the entry is loaded and correct. A packet sniffer like the free
Ethereal may also help determine what is going on by capturing the packet
sequence that gives a network patch not found message. Verify that netbios
over tcp/ip is enabled on the remote pc in tcp/ip
properties/advanced/wins. --- Steve

I have a remote PC that cannot find a server by name. I am using the "Net

Use" command to map a drive and get a message "Network path not found".
Pinging by name returns the correct IP address so I know that the LMhosts
file is working. If I do a "search for computer" by name I get the same. In
the "Net Use" command if I use the server IP it will map the drive but the
application will not work. Another machine does connect and the app works
the "Net Use" command is able to uses the server name instead of the IP. Any
ideas why the one PC will not connect with the server name? This is the only
difference between the configurations of both machines and I think the
reason the app will not work.