Unable to Map a Drive from Win95/98

[Guest BearDoc]

Hi

 

I've just purchased and installed a new Windows 2003 File Server, and

configure share drives.

 

WinXP PCs are able to successfully map drive to this server. However

Win98/95 cannot. It says "the computer or share name could not be found".

I've tried to do net use x: \\Win2K3\shared and net ise x:

\\ipaddress\shared. I've also tried to go to Network Neighbourhood, am able

to see the server name but cannot access.

 

I've got 2 other Windows 2003 File Server on the network and Win98/95 can

map successfully.

 

Is it due to some settings on this new Windows 20003?

 

Would appreciate any help on this issue. Thank you.

[Guest Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

Re: Unable to Map a Drive from Win95/98

 

This is name resolution issue. you may have 3 options. 1. Setup WINS on the

windows 2003 server. 2. Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP. 3. Use the server IP

address to map. These link may help.

 

NetBIOS and WINSMS provides many options for name resolution such as local

cache lookup, WINS server query, broadcast, DNS server query, and LMHOSTS

and HOSTS lookup. ...

http://www.chicagotech.net/netbios&wins.htm

 

Name ResolutionThe ping command uses Windows Sockets-style name

resolution to resolve a computer name to an IP address, so if pinging by

address succeeds, but pinging by ...

http://www.chicagotech.net/nameresolution.htm

 

 

 

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http://www.HowToNetworking.com

 

 

"BearDoc" <BearDoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C970D3C5-673A-4CEE-A3D5-981150EB2596@microsoft.com...

> Hi

>

> I've just purchased and installed a new Windows 2003 File Server, and

> configure share drives.

>

> WinXP PCs are able to successfully map drive to this server. However

> Win98/95 cannot. It says "the computer or share name could not be found".

> I've tried to do net use x: \\Win2K3\shared and net ise x:

> \\ipaddress\shared. I've also tried to go to Network Neighbourhood, am

> able

> to see the server name but cannot access.

>

> I've got 2 other Windows 2003 File Server on the network and Win98/95 can

> map successfully.

>

> Is it due to some settings on this new Windows 20003?

>

> Would appreciate any help on this issue. Thank you.

[Guest BearDoc]

Re: Unable to Map a Drive from Win95/98

 

Hi and Good Day!

 

Many thanks for your great advice. I managed to solve the problem by

configuring some settings on the server network card properties.

 

 

 

"Robert L. (MS-MVP)" wrote:

> This is name resolution issue. you may have 3 options. 1. Setup WINS on the

> windows 2003 server. 2. Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP. 3. Use the server IP

> address to map. These link may help.

>

> NetBIOS and WINSMS provides many options for name resolution such as local

> cache lookup, WINS server query, broadcast, DNS server query, and LMHOSTS

> and HOSTS lookup. ...

> http://www.chicagotech.net/netbios&wins.htm

>

> Name ResolutionThe ping command uses Windows Sockets-style name

> resolution to resolve a computer name to an IP address, so if pinging by

> address succeeds, but pinging by ...

> http://www.chicagotech.net/nameresolution.htm

>

>

>

> --

> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE

> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on

> http://www.ChicagoTech.net

> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on

> http://www.HowToNetworking.com

>

>

> "BearDoc" <BearDoc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C970D3C5-673A-4CEE-A3D5-981150EB2596@microsoft.com...

> > Hi

> >

> > I've just purchased and installed a new Windows 2003 File Server, and

> > configure share drives.

> >

> > WinXP PCs are able to successfully map drive to this server. However

> > Win98/95 cannot. It says "the computer or share name could not be found".

> > I've tried to do net use x: \\Win2K3\shared and net ise x:

> > \\ipaddress\shared. I've also tried to go to Network Neighbourhood, am

> > able

> > to see the server name but cannot access.

> >

> > I've got 2 other Windows 2003 File Server on the network and Win98/95 can

> > map successfully.

> >

> > Is it due to some settings on this new Windows 20003?

> >

> > Would appreciate any help on this issue. Thank you.

>