Inconsistent Link Between WinXP Client and Server2003

[minjuk]

I have shared a folder in server to be accessed by this particular user
account (let say user1). There's $ sign at the end of folder name (let say
foldername$). I've set the foldername$ to be shared by everyone while in
Security full accessed is given only for user1. My data file for the
application is in this folder. The problem is the inconsistency connection
from the client to foldername$ in server. Sometime i can open the foldername$
from the client but later on i can't. i'm using \\IPAddress\foldername$.
I've added IP address and ServerName at the last line in client's
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts yet the problem is still the same.
The server is Win2003 and the client is WinXP. In between there are 3
switches.

 

[Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)]

When you can't access \\IPAddress\foldername$, do you receive a system error
if using net view \\ipaddress command?

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[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I have shared a folder in server to be accessed by this particular
user account (let say user1). There's $ sign at the end of folder
name (let say foldername$).

The dollar sign is generally used at the end of a *share* name, and means
it's hidden from browsing. But you don't need it in the folder name itself,
although I guess it won't hurt anything.

I've set the foldername$ to be shared by
everyone while in Security full accessed is given only for user1. My
data file for the application is in this folder. The problem is the
inconsistency connection from the client to foldername$ in server.
Sometime i can open the foldername$ from the client but later on i
can't. i'm using \\IPAddress\foldername$. I've added IP address and
ServerName at the last line in client's
c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts yet the problem is still the
same.
The server is Win2003 and the client is WinXP. In between there are 3
switches.

Are you using Active Directory? If so, you should be able to use
\\servername\share$ instead of an IP address. Don't use hosts files. If you
don't have AD and your own internal DNS, you should use LMHOSTS files -
that's a pain. AD is not tough to set up.