coson
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Windows 2000 Professional Network Newbie Question
Good Day,
I was working on some creating some graphic images on our network at work earlier tonight. Then the weirdest message occurred when I attempted to save the images I was working on a network drive. I am a user who normally logs onto the network, but I was working from another machine that wasn't directly connected to the network, so I mapped a drive earlier this evening. I called the network administrator and he said that I hadn't done anything to bring down the network but he wouldn't give me an explanation as to what I did or what went wrong. So I went home.
It said:
An error occurred while reconnecting
I: to \\defiant\development
Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use.
This connection has not been restored.
What does this error mean?
coson
I was working on some creating some graphic images on our network at work earlier tonight. Then the weirdest message occurred when I attempted to save the images I was working on a network drive. I am a user who normally logs onto the network, but I was working from another machine that wasn't directly connected to the network, so I mapped a drive earlier this evening. I called the network administrator and he said that I hadn't done anything to bring down the network but he wouldn't give me an explanation as to what I did or what went wrong. So I went home.
It said:
An error occurred while reconnecting
I: to \\defiant\development
Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use.
This connection has not been restored.
What does this error mean?
coson
This link gives an example of why it may happen:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;271183&Product=win2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;271183&Product=win2000
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As others said, it means that the drive letter you are trying to use is already being used for a different connection. You can get around the problem a couple of different ways:
1. Use Windows Explorer ("Tools" > "Map Network Drive") to map the new drive. This will automatically select a drive letter that is not in use.
2. From the command prompt type "net use * \\servername\sharename". This will also automatically choose an unused drive letter.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dave
1. Use Windows Explorer ("Tools" > "Map Network Drive") to map the new drive. This will automatically select a drive letter that is not in use.
2. From the command prompt type "net use * \\servername\sharename". This will also automatically choose an unused drive letter.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Dave
Quoting from dramatix01,
2. From the command prompt type "net use * \\servername\sharename". This will also automatically choose an unused drive letter.
Excellent choice on doing it that way.
2. From the command prompt type "net use * \\servername\sharename". This will also automatically choose an unused drive letter.
Excellent choice on doing it that way.
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dramatix01,
#2 is an incredibly useful tip.
In addition, I'd like to thank everyone for participating. Your answers did help me and that definitely was the problem. I was logged onto the network as another user.
Thanks, Nzarth for the MS link.
#2 is an incredibly useful tip.
In addition, I'd like to thank everyone for participating. Your answers did help me and that definitely was the problem. I was logged onto the network as another user.
Thanks, Nzarth for the MS link.
it is not a severe error, its a common i have explain the reason.