Troubleshooting System error 53, 67 and 87

Situation: When the client tries to map a file share, he receives the following errors:
•System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found.
•System error 67 has occurred. The network name cannot be found.
•System error 87 has occurred. The parameter is incorrect.

Cause 1: Unencrypted communication channel

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and later versions of each system negotiate requests that include SMB 3.0, which supports encryption. If the communication channel isn’t encrypted and if the connection attempt isn’t made from the same datacenter where the Azure file shares reside, you may receive above errors.

Resolution: 1. make sure the communication channel is encrypted. Make sure your client OS needs support SMB 3.0, for example use Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012.

2. Put the client in the same LAN.

3. Make sure the client computer network is domain or private. If it is public network, we may have a problem to access LAN shared drive.

4. It is not recommended, but you can try to enable SMB 1.0.

Cause 2: Port 445 is blocked

Resolution: you can use Portqry to query the TCP:445 endpoint. If the TCP:445 endpoint is displayed as filtered, the TCP port is blocked. Here is an example query:

c:\PortQry.exe -n [storage account name].file.core.windows.net -p TCP -e 445

If TCP port 445 is blocked by a rule along the network path, you will see the following output:

TCP port 445 (microsoft-ds service): FILTERED

Resolution: Work with your IT department to open port 445 outbound

Cause 3: NTLMv1 is enabled

System error 53 or system error 87 can occur if NTLMv1 communication is enabled on the client. Windows new version Files supports only NTLMv2 authentication.

Resolution: To determine whether this is the cause of the error, verify that the following registry subkey is set to a value of 3:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa > LmCompatibilityLevel

Resolution: Revert the LmCompatibilityLevel value to the default value of 3 in the following registry subkey:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa

Can’t login Office 365 after enabling Azure Multi-factor authentication

Situation: after enabling Azure Multi-factor authentication, the client can’t login his Office 365 account. For example, the Word shows the username with yellow or sign in. When he tries to login and select work or school, the window disappears.

Troubleshooting: 1. Run Office repair.

2. Run Credentials Manager. Click on Windows Credentials. Remove all office 365 related credentials.

3. Run Settings>Home>Accounts. Click on Access work or school. If you don’t see Office 365 account, click Connect. If you do see the office 365 account, disconnect it. Then re-connect.

Outlook can’t access Gmail after changing security settings

Situation: the client receives a Gmail a security warning and followed the instruction to change the security settings for Gmail. After that he can’t access Gmail in his Outlook and it keeps saying “incorrect password”.

Troubleshooting: 1. Make sure you Turn on  IMAP in Google account. Please check this post: Configure other email apps to check Gmail

2. Make sure you use correct port and enable SSL. Also check this post: Configure other email apps to check Gmail

3. You may want to allow less secure apps. Please check this post: How to Allow less secure apps in Gmail

Can’t access gmail from some devices or Outlook

If you use “less secure apps or devices” accessing your Gmail account, you may not be able to do so.

Google lists some examples of apps that do not support the latest security standards include:

  • The Mail app on your iPhone or iPad with version 6 or below
  • The Mail app on your Windows phone preceding the 8.1 release
  • Some Desktop mail clients like Microsoft Outlook and Mozilla Thunderbird.

Google recommends Installing a more secure app that uses stronger security measures such as Gmail. Alternatively, you may change your settings to allow less secure apps into your account, which Google doesn’t recommend this option because it can make it easier for someone to break into your account. To allow less secure apps, please follow this post: How to Allow less secure apps in Gmail

 

a corrupt table in the current document

This error message may be the result of a corrupt table in the current document.
You can recover the contents of the document and the table by closing the document, and then reopening it by using the Open and Repair command in the Open dialog box. To find the Open and Repair command, click the File tab, click Open, click the down arrow next to the Open button, and then click Open and Repair. After the file is repaired, the corruption or incorrect formatting of all tables in the document should be corrected.