Vista: The Network Path was not found

[chicagotech]

Good, at lease we know you can access XP using IP. Normally, "The Network Path was not found" may cause by name resolution or firewall. Since you have turn off all firewall, it could be the name resolution issue. Did you mentioned enabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP? I not, you may try that first. Please post back with the result.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Stephan G." <stephan> wrote in message news:uEViQaSXHHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
I couldn't be more patient than I am having been on hold for hours at a
time to HP tech support!

But your instinct is great.

I did the "net use" command you suggested, and it worked fine. And a
subsequent "net use" by itself shows that the connection was made, and
was persistent.

I deleted the connection (parenthetically, I don't really know what "net
use" without a disk or device does...) and then was able to "net use" a
drive z: from my vista computer and it mounted correctly. I was able to
do the same from the XP machine to the vista machine.

Let me tell you my friend, this is the first real progress I have seen
all day.

If it weren't for the fact that I am using DHCP to get IP addresses,
this would be a fine solution. But given that DHCP is being used, and
that the IP addresses can be switched around, I imagine that this can't
work unless I reconfigure my entire network to use static addresses.
Which is possible, but not ideal.... I would love the computer names to
be the "thing" which connects.

Just for kicks, I did try the same "net use" command using the computer
name rather than the IP address, and it did not work.

Any further thoughts?

-stephan

Robert L [MVP - Networking] wrote:

> Hi Stephan,
>
> Be patience with us. If you do: net use \\xpipaddress
> <file> /u:username (note: 1. do this from Vista. 2. the
> xpipaddress is XP Ip address. 3. the username is the username logon the
> or you created in the XP). Do you receive any system error?
>
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
> "Stephan G." <stephan> <mailto>> wrote in message
> news:eRisoDRXHHA.1000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> OK, following the suggestions in various threads on this news group, I
> did the following.
>
> 1. On my new windows vista machine (HP Pavilion dv2200) I did a full
> system restore, resetting back to all settings that existed right
> out of
> the box.
>
> 2. Fully diagnosed and debugged all network issues on the other PCs on
> my home network. This includes one Windows 95 PC, one Windows 98 PC,
> and two Windows XP PCs. They are all sharing the same workgroup, can
> all share printers and files in a fully expected way, and are all
> visible on each other's "Network Neighborhood" or "View Workgroup
> Computers" screen. I also have a print server on that same workgroup,
> also fully viewable and usable by all. Also installed LLTD on both
> Windows XP computers.
>
> 3. Booted up (as if for the first time) the Vista computer.
>
> 4. Connected the Vista computer to my wireless LAN, so that it had
> internet access.
>
> 5. Of course, then there were windows updates and HP updates and all
> that, so I booted it up a total of four more times to bring it to a
> stable place. I have added no software or configuration.
>
> 6. Disconnected my wireless router from the internet so that I didn't
> have to worry about any outside intrusions.
>
> 7. Disabled or closed the firewall on every single computer in the
> home. All naked to the world on every port.
>
> 8. Changed the workgroup name on the Vista computer to match the
> workgroup name on every other computer on my LAN. Had to reboot one
> more time.
>
> 9. Made the network I was dealing with on the VISTA computer a
> "private" network. Turned file sharing and printer sharing on on the
> "Network and Sharing" page of the VISTA computer. Turned "Password
> Protection" off.
>
> 10. Looked at the full "Network Map" on the Vista computer. As
> expected, the router and the two windows XP computers showed up. The
> print server and the windows 98 and windows 95 machine do not show up.
> No surprise there, they do not have LLTD.
>
> 11. Verified that the Vista machine could ping every other machine by
> IP address (including the print server and the router) on the network.
>
> 12. Verified that every other computer and the router could ping the
> VISTA machine. Re-verified that the non-vista computers could ping
> each
> other.
>
> 13. The Vista machine shows up in the network neighborhood or "View
> Workgroup" screen of all the other computers, except the Windows 95
> computer. However, when I try to open the Vista computer, or look at
> the properties, I get an error message from ANY of the other computers
> saying "//Vista-PC is not accessible. You might not have permission to
> access it, contact the system administrator" Under that, the dialog
> says "The Network Path was not found".
>
> 14. When I try to view the network on the VISTA machine, ONLY the
> network hub/router and the vista machine itself show up. The other
> machines do not show up at all.
>
> 15. I verified once again that ALL firewalls are off.
>
> I am at the end of the rope here.... this computer is a big paperweight
> if it can't talk to my other computers. Would love any thoughts.
>
> -stephan

[chicagotech]

Basically, if we can access other computer using IP but hostname, it could be the name resolution issue. If we can't access remote computer using IP with system error 53, it could be firewall issue. This post may help too,

Vista: Can see XP but access
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/vi ... ?p=694#694

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Insight Driver" <InsightDriver> wrote in message news:CED6B20A-BCA2-4C6C-93F0-21F224BA6A20@microsoft.com...

When I go the other direction to try to see the public folder on the Vista
laptop I get System error 53 has occurred.
The network path was not found.

The Vista laptop can be accessed by a different machine on my network,
however. Clearly something about my machine is not right.
"Insight Driver" wrote:bl,c

> Yes, if I map the network drive using the IP address I can access it. Thank
> you for the help. I do hope this also helps you understand what is not right
> on my system. I was about to wipe the drive and do a reinstall. I don't want
> to do that, though, so if I do something to fix my issue or use this
> workaround it should be workable enough for the time being.
>
> "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
>
> > If using this command: net view \\edwardipaddress, what's the system error? if not error, can you map the remote drive using IP?
> >
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> > "Insight Driver" <InsightDriver> wrote in message news:7540BDF5-FD3A-47FC-BCBF-CCF15D87865F@microsoft.com...
> > I have a network of 5 computers, a mix of XP Pro SP1, XP Home, my box which
> > is XP Pro SP2 and a new Vista laptop, all hard-wired. I have followedd all
> > the troubelshooting steps mentioned in links in other threads. My computer is
> > a dual boot setup. Nothing I've done with firewall, TCP/IP settings, LLTD
> > installed on both machines, sharing set up, all in the same workgroup and
> > network being private has allowed the Vista machine to access my XP Pro box.
> > On a whim I booted into Vista RC1 on my machine. Lo and behold, every machine
> > could see each other and access each others shares. The Vista laptop when I
> > have XP Pro loaded says it cannot access \\Edward. Detail shows error code
> > 0x80070035 The network path was not found. Clicking diagnose yeilds, "Windows
> > sent a request to the DNS server and the server responded that the name was
> > unknown.
> >
> > From all my troubleshooting, and let me assure you I've been methodical, I
> > am still stymied. I can say with confidence that the issue lies with my
> > installation of XP Pro, but I have not been able to find the root cause for
> > all my diligence. I hope I have given enough information that someone with
> > more expertise than I could give me some advice on other things I could try

[chicagotech]

Keith,

Thank you for the detail information.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Keith D" <scanner> wrote in message news:%23RoX7gXXHHA.4308@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Hi

my fullest sympathy
mine was sorted via a 6 hour session with m/soft plus a conference call
they set up with Lynksis tec dept.

under control panel

network sharing centre

connection------on right view status

then properties

remove tick from IPV6 you dont need 2
IPV4 will do

remainder of boxes i have 7 in total
other 6 are all ticked

also have you spoken to router tec department

i have a Lynksis router
they made a small change in 192.168.1.1 but sorry cant remember what it was

Also

i noted you mentioned disabling firewalls

according to the gospel of microsft this actaully does nothing
the firewall still runs in background

someone also mentioned liveonecare

this is not third party its m/soft and i now have it running here
after same hassle as you

all other third party firewalls etc in vista machine had to be totally
removed from computer

if you get liveonecare from m/soft site it has a 90 day free trial

you will need to make one alteration from the default settings
in it

1] live onecare centre

2]on left select change settings

3] select firewall
4] firewall connection tool

5] place a tick in box for file and printer sharing
remainder do not have a tick in them

hopefully this will help a little

for the record

lynksis got me to place a floppy in A drive known to have files on it
they then concentrated on getting XP machines to see that drive in vista
machine

after that microsft sorted the rest in under 5 mins as
we had reached a point where they could fathom remainder out

cheers for now

Keith D.

[chicagotech]

Thank you for the feedback.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"This_Is_Brian" <ThisIsBrian> wrote in message news:4C72DD65-66D1-4EE7-A7FF-11A32D652F6B@microsoft.com...
Thank you Robert!
That did it, it now works!!

"Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:

> It must be TCP/IP. More and other protocol will bring more issues. Assuming you receive network path not found error, this post may help,
>
> Vista: The Network Path was not found
> http://www.chicagotech.net/forum1.htm
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> "This_Is_Brian" <This_Is_Brian> wrote in message news:119AAB07-7147-4C68-AF6C-D7D63416D9FC@microsoft.com...
> I tried everything I can think of but still cannot successfully network Vista
> to Vista or XP.
> I have 4 computers networked by a wired hub (switch). 2 computers are Vista
> Ultimate and 2 are XP Pro. Only my main PC (this one) has Norton Internet
> Security and the others have nothing, and I even shut off the firewall on the
> others. I used NetBIOS in the past and had no problems but can't get it to
> work now. I tried all other protocols and again nothing. I can see the other
> Vista machine from this one, but it will not let me access it. I have tried
> many of the post here but still no luck. Could someone could tell me the
> exact settings and protocols?
> Also, any other advice would be helpful. Yes I've done all the turn off the
> firewall, downloaded and installed LLTD on the XP machine, etc., but still
> nothing. Getting very frustrating.
> Thanks in advance!
> Brian

[al.purdon39]

Finally after 3 days, I've almost closed the gap and would would like to thank the postings on this forum. I have the home network described somewhere; XPs and a Vista. So, here's a summary:

1: Vista CAN ping XPs

2: XPs CAN ping XPs

3: XPs CANNOT ping Vista

4: XPs My Network SHOW all PCs; XP and Vista

5: Vista Network Sharing - View Full Map SHOWS all PCs; XP and Vista

6: Vista CAN Net Use to XP via IP address while via MachineName fails.

7: XP CANNOT Net Use in either form to Vista

8: Vista DOESNOT show XPs in the Map Network Drive list

9: XP DOES show all PCs in the Map Network Drive list[/b]