On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:46:00 -0700, Michael J. Thurgood
<MichaelJThurgood@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have a Lenovo notebook computer in an Active Directory domain to which I
>cannot connect to administrative shares. I can ping by name and by IP
>address. I can initiate a Remote Desktop Connection into it. I can also use
>SMS 2003 Remote Tools to connect to it's desktop. However, I cannot use "net
>view \\<machine name>", nor "net view \\<its IP address>". Both return
>"System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found". The system
>shows all the proper shares: IPC$, C$, Admin$. It can connect outbound to
>network shares, Internet access is working, etc. The only issue seems to be
>connecting inbound to its shares. The Windows firewall is off, the Symantec
>Firewall has appropriate exclusions for our subnets. The "Server" and "File
>and Print Sharing" services are running. A system rebuild would probably
>resolve the issue, but any other ideas?

Check for Symantec anti-worm protection - it's like a firewall but doesn't
deactivate when you deactivate the firewall, nor when you deactivate the
anti-virus.
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...ther-help.html

If no help there, look at logs from "browstat status", "ipconfig /all", "net
config server", and "net config workstation", from the problem computer and one
other, and diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and
follow instructions precisely (download browstat!):
<http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp>
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/2005...#AskingForHelp

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Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP 2005-2008 [Windows - Desktop Experience]
http://networking.nitecruzr.net/