Error 53: The computer name specified in the network path cannot be located

Jul 23

You encountered the following error message “Error 53: The computer name specified in the network path cannot be found” when you try to map a network drive from a DOS PC to a Windows 2003 Server.

Resolution:

  • Edit lmhosts file in the DOS PC to include the IP Address and Server name.
    # 192.168.1.1 myservername

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