Can Ping but can't Map!

[bilebalar]

hi, this is weird.

i have an user who can't map any network drive after established the vpn connection.
but yet, he can ping the server by name and by ip. he still gets the network path not found error.

this is different from other problem i had before. before,when i can't map, i can't evern ping by name. but in case, we can ping the name! so why still can't be found?

Thanks.

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

what do you get if using net view \\computername?

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network and How to at

http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech

 

[royalmail]

I have a related question.

I want to run a batch file that maps all usual network drives once a remote user has accessed our LAN via VPN Client. However, when I run the batch file it asks for a password as the remote user hasn't authenticated with the domain yet. Does anyone know the format that username and password need to be entered in the DOS window while this batch file runs?

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

net use \\shared password /user:username.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network and How to at

http://www25.brinkster.com/ChicagoTech

 

[bilebalar]

net view \\computername
=network path not found

and yet, i can ping computername

 

[MattWray]

Just for S\G, try the IP address instead of the computername...
You might also try adding a static route. That shouldn't be the problem, but stranger things have happened..
ROUTE ADD <Destination> MASK <subnet mask> <gateway>

Thanks,

Matt Wray
MCSE, MCSA, MCP, CCNA

http://www.sss-steel.com

 

[bilebalar]

i tried with ip too, same result

 

[bilebalar]

update:

we also have remote client using XP but they are NOT having any problem.

98 users have the same problem.

 

[MattWray]

So what OS's are having the problem? 98 and what else?

Thanks,

Matt Wray
MCSE, MCSA, MCP, CCNA

http://www.sss-steel.com

 

[bilebalar]

2000

 

[NBAbueg]

bilebalar, is NETBIOS enabled in the client machine?