Error code 0x80070035 - The network path was not found

[Guest Jer_]

We recently purchased a pair of new servers and installed Windows Web Server

2008 on them.

 

During the initial setup of the servers I was able to copy data back and

forth from the existing 2003 Web Edition server and our 2003 R2 file server.

Once I had all the data I needed on one of the 2008 servers I put them both

on the DMZ and configured them identically. When it was time to transfer the

data (C:\inetpub), or even browse, from one server to the other I was unable

to do so. As I said before the servers are identical, the same users and

shares on each, both are members of a workgroup called DMZ.

 

The error message:

 

Title Bar – Network Error

Windows cannot access \\servername

Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with

your network. To try to identify and resolve network problems, click

diagnose.

Details:

Error code 0x80070035

The network path was not found.

 

If I click the ‘Diagnose’ button it tells me it can’t be repaired

automatically. This happens in both directions, server1 to server2 and

server2 to server1. Going from memory here is what I have tried so far making

one change at a time, I think:

 

• I can ping each server from the other

• I can use ‘webemtest’ to authenticate and connect from server1 to server2

and server2 to server1

• The Windows Firewall service has been disabled on both servers

• Disabled UAC, this has been turned back on at this point

• Set both servers to use LM & NTLM – use NTLMv2 session security if

negotiated

• The workgroup DMZ has been set to be a private network on both servers but

changed back to public once and awhile, I think when other Network and

Sharing Center features are turned on or off

• Network and Sharing Center - Network discovery, file sharing, and password

protected sharing are all turned on, printer sharing is not because I am

unable to turn it on. Each time I try it resets itself to off after I click

apply (Web edition limitation – no print services?).

• File and printer sharing is enabled on the NIC

• Each server has a static IP, these are different of course

• I added records to the host file since DNS isn’t an option on Server 2008

Web Edition.

 

There may be more but I can’t think of it right now. I tried everything I

can think of short of calling Microsoft. Is this some type of limitation

imposed by Microsoft? I know the web edition is supposed to be scaled down

but seriously?! Do I need to run files to our web server with a USB stick

every time I want to update a web page?

 

Thoughts?

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Jeremy