Use net Command failed : status 53

[Naim]

HI,
I want to use the "use net" command on my windowsce.net device to be
able to access a ressource shared folder.

In the Network ID tab, i entered a valid user and password of the
computer machine where the shared folder resides.
The in the cmd I wrote the line:
use net shared \\servername\shared
and i got the following error message:
Command failed : status 53

Unfortunately, all what I could find about "status 53" on the net, is
that it indicates a mapping error. However I m sure of the path I
entered , so i don't know what is causing the command failure.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[Paul G. Tobey [eMVP]]

Well, the format of your command line is completely wrong, so you either
copied it wrong when preparing your message or you're doing it wrong in the
real application. The command is 'net', not 'use'. 'use' is a parameter
that you can pass to the 'net' command. Something like the following:

net use * \\servername\shared

the * indicates that the system will pick the name under which the share is
mapped to the Network folder on your device. You can put your own name
there, if you really want to.

Paul T.