"net use K: \\192.168.0.40\D$" is working - "net use K: \\comp7\D$" is NOT working ????  
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Windows XP Network >> "net use K: \\192.168.0.40\D$" is working - "net use K: \\comp7\D$" is NOT working ???? I have an inhouse LAN with three computers.

one of the computers has the name "comp7" with (fixed) IP 192.168.0.40.

When I map now the remote shared partition D with name D$ to my local drive K:
with either the command

net use K: \\192.168.0.40\D$

it works and with the command

net use K: \\comp7\D$

it doesn't work.

Why ?

Not putting it e.g. into the "hosts" file cannot be the reason because
other shared folders on other computer (which are not in the "hosts" file)
can be accessed WITH the hostname succesfully.

I could imagine that this is a firewall problem.
Which ports are used to perform hostname resolving in the LAN ?

Moreover curious is that I cannot perform a

net view \\192.168.0.40

It yields a

System error 5 has occurred.
Access is denied.

However access must be available because sharing is possible through
fixed IP.

Martin

Windows XP1078  
 
 
 
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