From: Charles Robinson
On May 23, 2012, at 14:58, John Sessoms wrote:
And now when I try to reconnect, both computers are giving me "network path not
found" errors when I try to map the drive. I've used the disconnect command from
Windoze. I've used the net use /delete command from a command prompt & I've rebooted both
computers, but they still won't connect to the NAS.
I know I'll figure it out eventually, but in the meantime, my tenuous grip on
sanity is fraying.
First thing to try:
1. Take the cable out of the 4-port "hub" (please tell me it's a switch, hubs
are so 1990's)
2. Plug that cable DIRECTLY into either your laptop or Photoshop PC and see if
the behavior is different.
Hub - switch ... I dunno. It's a "Gigafast Ethernet".
Actually 8 ports, but it doesn't have whatever it needs to connect
directly to the cable modem for sharing my internet connection, but it
does allow me to split up the connection running back to the other room.
I'm getting network connectivity back there.
I can access the internet on both machines. I can print to the network
printer from both machines. I can see the shared folders on this
computer from both machines back there, and I can see the shared folders
on each of the machines back there on this computer can see the shared
folders on each other back there..
All three computers can print to the network printer and all three
computers can access the shared folders on the other two computers.
I basically have everything on my network working except that for some
reason mapping the network storage got disconnected on those two
computers and now gives an error "network path not found" when I try to
map it.
I'm pretty sure that the drive mapping was disconnected when an
automatic software update (Quicktime) took place and wanted a reboot
which I wasn't there to authorize. At the time, I had left Adobe Bridge
open to folders on the network storage on both computers and the reboot
appears to have stalled.
Most likely you'll find (since it's what they have in common) that the problem
is/was with that 4-port hub.
If you STILL experience issues:
3. Take the laptop into the room with the 4-port router. Disconnect the cable
that runs to the hub and plug the laptop straight into THAT port.
Let us know if anything is different with any of those connections. Hope this
helps.
If I take the cable going back to the hub/switch/whatever and connect it
directly to the Ethernet port on either computer in the other room, I
get the same results. I can print. I can access the internet. I can see
the shared folders back there from this computer and I can see the
shared folders on this computer from back there.
But I still can't map a network drive to the NAS from back there. Same
error message "network path not found." Doesn't matter whether I use the
wizard or net use command.
What I expect I'm going to have to do is just shut everything down and
restart every device in proper sequence.
That requires crawling up under the desk to get to the power switch on
the router, and I'm not going to do that tonight.
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