Cannot Connect to a Specific Server

To determine the cause of connection problems when trying to connect to a specific server using NetBIOS-based connections, use the nbtstat -n command to determine what name the server used to register on the network.

Nbtstat -n output lists several names that the computer has registered. A name resembling the computer's name as shown on the desktop should be present. If not, try one of the other unique names displayed by Nbtstat.

The Nbtstat tool can also display the cached entries for remote computers from either #PRE entries in the LMHOSTS file or from recently resolved names. If the name the remote computers are using for the server is the same, and the other computers are on a remote subnet, be sure that they have the computer's mapping in their LMHOSTS files or WINS servers.

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