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by guy west

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I'm running a peer to peer network of 20 Win98SE machines. I map network drives of all other machines to one box for backup purposes. One PC that used to be mapped is not mapped anymore, nor can I remap it anymore. The identification is the same andnothing else has changed. It just quit workin'!?! I can see it and access it through Network Neighborhood, but when I try to map a drive to it I get an error "share name not found on running network, blah, blah, blah. It's running the same protocolsas the others, is in the same workgroup, I just can't figure this out. Any suggestions? Thanks.

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by daniel.muzrall

First, I would check permissions on the shared directory. Second, make sure TCP/IP is installed, and configured correctly. Also, under the Access Control tab of the Network Control Panel, you have selected "Share level access" on the host machine.

I've also seen this happen with machines on different subnets, so if you are running multiple subnets, consider changing to one.

by js4com

If the LASTDRIVE= statement in config.sys is lower than the letter you are trying to map that letter will not be available to windows. Use a lower letter if nescessary or change the config.sys file.
Try mapping to the computer path using the IP address as follows:
\\ipaddress
When the computer comes up and you see the shared resource , right-click the share, and then click Map Network Drive. Choose a drive letter click ok.
Try removing tcp/ip and reinstalling it on the wayward box. This can help reestablish a fresh link.

by guy west

OK I was able to map it by typing \\CompA\CompA. Every other PC on is mapped \\CompA\C(drive). Why this one is diferent gets me, but a logical answer is hovering in the back of my head. Thanks for the help.

by mm212

It's hard to tell HOW it changed, but it sounds like the share name changed. In Windows Explorer (or My Computer), right-click on the drive (or the share location if it's not the root of a drive) and select "Sharing". There, you will find the name of the share. You can change it back if you wish, just keep in mind that you'll have to reconfigure the mapping on the other machine once again.

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