Cannot connect to a shared network drive 0x80004005

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breako

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On our network, I cannot access a shared folder on my friends machine but he can access a shared folder mine. I do not even get as far as a challenge for credentials. We are both using windows 7 and are in the same workgroup. We are also on the same subnet. In addition. I can ping his machine. I can also Remote Desktop Connect. When I try to connect to \\hismachinename all windows tells me is Error code: 0x80004005. I can nbtstat ok into his machine. Problem also happens when my firewall is turned off. I have ensured I have windows 7 updates. I run security essentials and a registry cleaner to ensure my laptop is clean. Problem happens if I use a wireless network or ethernet.

In addition, I can't connet to other machines on the network. It is as if the router is saying, don't let him because nothing on my machine seems any different to my friends.

The problem happens as soon as I type in the machine name in windows explorer. I do not get to the stage where I am prompted for username and password.

Any ideas?
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64 bit
Welcome to Seven Forums breako,

Instead of typing \\hismachinename, type his computer's IP Address followed by the shared folder or Driver for example \\192.168.1.5\SharedFolder.

To obtain the IP Address of his computer, you may run the ipconfig /all command from his computer by following my Tutorial. If it's a little hassle for you doing this in his computer, you may download, install and run AdvancedIPScanner from your computer, to get his IP Address as well as the Host Name.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo Desktop/Samsung Laptop
OS
Win7 & Win8 64bit
CPU
Intel i5
Internet Speed
Charter-20 Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
FF, IE9 and Chrome
2xg said:
Welcome to Seven Forums breako,

Instead of typing \\hismachinename, type his computer's IP Address followed by the shared folder or Driver for example \\192.168.1.5\SharedFolder.

To obtain the IP Address of his computer, you may run the ipconfig /all command from his computer by following my Tutorial. If it's a little hassle for you doing this in his computer, you may download, install and run AdvancedIPScanner from your computer, to get his IP Address as well as the Host Name.
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Tried that. Same problem.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64 bit
Can you ping the IP of the computer?

Any Security or Firewall Software installed in his and yours?

Also, can we compare yours and his ipconfig /all, post and attach a .txt file.
How to run an ipconfig /all?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo Desktop/Samsung Laptop
OS
Win7 & Win8 64bit
CPU
Intel i5
Internet Speed
Charter-20 Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
FF, IE9 and Chrome
1. Yes can ping his machine.
2. Typing \\his.ip.address makes no difference. Same error.

His ipconfig /all

Code: 
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Vaio
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
 
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : F0-BF-97-60-80-67
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection 2:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network) #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-00-4E-CC-50-BC
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
 
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-00-4E-CC-50-BB
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::bdeb:3aab:acc6:4e84%12(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.34(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 30 January 2012 09:18:22
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 31 January 2012 09:18:21
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 294649934
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-16-49-99-2A-90-00-4E-CC-50-BB
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
 
Tunnel adapter isatap.{4E835855-31BB-424F-AD50-E47B98EBB77C}:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
 
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:38d5:361e:3f57:fedd(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::38d5:361e:3f57:fedd%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
 
 
My ipconfig /all
 
Windows IP Configuration
 
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : myPC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
 
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection 2:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
#2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-00-4E-CC-8B-C6
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
 
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Atheros AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 90-00-4E-CC-8B-C5
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.41(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 01 February 2012 11:09:29
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 02 February 2012 11:09:29
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
 
Tunnel adapter isatap.{EF5B192B-280B-4EEE-803A-2AC92A6BDDE2}:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Tunnel adapter isatap.{2A9747E8-6759-426C-B4BE-FE03E36F79FC}:
 
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
 
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
 
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:5ef5:79fb:4ac:2945:3f57:fed6(Prefe
rred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::4ac:2945:3f57:fed6%13(Preferred)
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
 
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My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64 bit
Thanks for the suggestion... I do that and get:

Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations.
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64 bit
Just to clarify, were you trying to access your friend's computer thru his WLAN connection? Have you tried accessing his files thru his LAN (wired connection) \\HisLANIP\Shared Folder. Please let me know the outcome.

Also, let's update his Atheros driver by downloading it from the manufacturer's site.
ATHEROS drivers for Microsoft Windows (Atheros?????)
Follow this Tutorial on how to manually update the atheros driver.
 
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo Desktop/Samsung Laptop
OS
Win7 & Win8 64bit
CPU
Intel i5
Internet Speed
Charter-20 Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
FF, IE9 and Chrome
2xg said:
Welcome to Seven Forums breako,

Instead of typing \\hismachinename, type his computer's IP Address followed by the shared folder or Driver for example \\192.168.1.5\SharedFolder.

To obtain the IP Address of his computer, you may run the ipconfig /all command from his computer by following my Tutorial. If it's a little hassle for you doing this in his computer, you may download, install and run AdvancedIPScanner from your computer, to get his IP Address as well as the Host Name.
Click to expand...

2xg...I was curious about your post here. I have a similiar problem, but, I am able to access other machines (Win7 and XP) on my home network by using the IP address. Why can I not use the machine name as in \\mymachine ?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv6
OS
Win7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 2430M
Memory
8G
2xg....and one more question...after entering the IP addresses ( \\ip-address ), the IP address AND the named computer show up in my Network. See attached screenshot. Curious to know why that is.

And...will it stick after I reboot this machine?

Thanks!

Tom
 

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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv6
OS
Win7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 2430M
Memory
8G
Tom - May I ask what versions of Operating Systems are you running in your Network? Mixed O/Ses = Workgroup, Windows 7 = Homegroup. I assure you that there's no problem using the IP Address to access a computer in your network, I use this all the time at work. Your files and printer sharing may not be properly configured though if you can't access another computer in your network by it's computer name. The IP might change when the DHCP lease expires which is fine. If your router is capable of doing Address Reservation - my Netgear router has this capability, you may reserve those IPs. I wouldn't worry what you have on your print screen.
tmt1630 said:
2xg....and one more question...after entering the IP addresses ( \\ip-address ), the IP address AND the named computer show up in my Network. See attached screenshot. Curious to know why that is.

And...will it stick after I reboot this machine?

Thanks!

Tom
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo Desktop/Samsung Laptop
OS
Win7 & Win8 64bit
CPU
Intel i5
Internet Speed
Charter-20 Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
FF, IE9 and Chrome
All set!

2xg - Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I have mixed OS's: 2 Win7 machines and 1 XP....so that makes it a workgroup. So far, printing seems to work fine from all systems. I made the breakthrough with file sharing this morning, so I think I'm good there (Your initial IP post helped me there!). No problem with accessing the systems by IP...I reserved IP addresses in the router for each machine so they'll always stay the same.

Tom
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion dv6
OS
Win7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 2430M
Memory
8G
Alright, that sounds good to me Tom.

You may also use the IP Address to map a network drive and create a shortcut on each computer's desktop, easy access for the shared network reources of course which ever is convenient. :D
tmt1630 said:
2xg - Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I have mixed OS's: 2 Win7 machines and 1 XP....so that makes it a workgroup. So far, printing seems to work fine from all systems. I made the breakthrough with file sharing this morning, so I think I'm good there (Your initial IP post helped me there!). No problem with accessing the systems by IP...I reserved IP addresses in the router for each machine so they'll always stay the same.

Tom
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My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Lenovo Desktop/Samsung Laptop
OS
Win7 & Win8 64bit
CPU
Intel i5
Internet Speed
Charter-20 Mbps
Antivirus
Avast
Browser
FF, IE9 and Chrome
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