Net use command fails if the storage account contains a forward slash Cause. The net use command interprets a forward slash (/) as a command-line option. If your user account name starts with a forward slash, the drive mapping fails. Solution. You can use either of the following steps to work around the problem: Run the following PowerShell

The \HOSTS and \LMHOSTS entries must be present BEFORE loading the network client executables. Functional DNS and WINS servers configured either statically or via DHCP should mitigate the need to configure these entries. I'm trying to mount a Azure file storage to my local computer on Windows 7 using the net use command generated in the (new) Azure portal: net use Z: \foo.file.core.windows.net\testshare /u:foo [PA Okay, I think we all agree this is a weird issue, but we may have found a solution. First, boot your PC in Safe Mode. Restart your computer. When your computer is restarting, hit F8 on the keyboard, and you should be taken to the Safe Mode screen. Hi All, I am not able to map my shared drive on Windows XP system with server with net use command. On running it gave following error: **c:\>net Jun 26, 2017 · Reset the Alternate Web browser to use with Legacy back to the default (blank) by clicking the Change button and then click the Cancel button to close the Default Browser window. Try the Internet again. You suggestion is correct, I removed and joined again to the domain and now it works fine. This workaround solved the problem. I suppose is a DNS issue but I will investigate later.. in the meantime thank you for your support. Hi Rob, we can specify either server name or its ip address to map the drive, so its not that we have to mention name only. Hi John, my firewall is already disabled, but still not able to map the drive.

Feb 24, 2014 · Neither of them are sharing properly - If I net view \\ locally I can see the shares but otherwise no one can see them - even if I am on the local box and do a "net view \\localhost

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Hi Rob, we can specify either server name or its ip address to map the drive, so its not that we have to mention name only. Hi John, my firewall is already disabled, but still not able to map the drive.

I have a machine in my Active Directory Domain that I can no longer "net view" from other machines in the domain. This is a Windows XP Pro machine. It is hosting a VMWare virtual of my Domain POINTDEV Espace Reva 2 allée Josime MARTIN 13160 CHATEAURENARD FRANCE Tel : 33 4 32 62 71 34 Fax : 33 4 32 62 71 35 Tel: 33 4 32 62 71 34 Probamos la orden net use desde dentro de nuestra propia red Si el resultado falla, esta claro que el problema es de la intranet, tendremos que chequear: - El correcto nombre del ordenador. Your client OS needs support SMB 3.0, for example use Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2012. The port 445 (TCP Outbound) needs to be opened by your ISP or firewall. The SMB protocol is dependent on this port if you mount from outside of Azure Datacenter, and I do notice some ISP blocked this port (e.g. Comcast).