Unable to Map Network Drive Using the Servers IP Address (227283)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
This article was previously published under Q227283

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to map a drive using a computer running Windows 2000, you may receive the following error message:
System error 53 has occurred.

CAUSE

This issue can occur if you are trying to map a drive using an IP address for a server running any of the following networking software:
  • IBM OS/2 1.3

  • Lan Manager 2.2

  • Microsoft Net Server 1.11

  • Hewlett-Packard Unix Lan Manager X

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, use the NetBios name of the server to map the drive. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Double-click My Computer, and then click Map Network Drive on the Tools menu.
  2. In the Drive box, click the drive letter you want to use.
  3. In the Folder box, type \\server\share, where server is the NetBios name of the server to which you want to connect, and share is the name of a shared folder on that server.
  4. Click Finish.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/21/2003
Keywords:kb3rdparty kb3rdPartyNetClient kbenv kberrmsg kbnetwork kbprb KB227283
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