Err Msg: System Error 67... While Connecting to Printshare

 Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
Article ID: Q104018

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1

SYMPTOMS

In Windows NT, if you attempt to connect to a shared printer attached to a print server with a Computer Name of 13 characters or more using the following command 

   NET USE <devicename> <\\computername\sharename>

   where <devicename> is the port to be redirected and
   <\\computername\sharename> is the network name for the
   printing device.
The following error message will appear: 

   System error 67 has occurred.

   The network name cannot be found.

RESOLUTION

To connect to the share, you must use the Windows NT Print Manager or change the Computer Name of the print server to be less than or equal to 12 characters.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1 and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: prodnt
Keywords : kbbug3.10 kbnetwork kbprint ntnetserv ntprint
Version : 3.1
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: May 9, 1997
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