Contents | (Visit Preferences to set your user name.) | Related To Cannot Copy Folder- The Specified Network Name Is No Longer Available | RecentChanges | Preferences | Index | Login | Logout
Search For Books About:
Search The Net:
Cannot copy Folder: The specified network name is no longer available
Subjects > ... > Computers > Internet > Web > Tech Tips
This frustrating error can happen when you try to copy a large folder between machines.
Sometimes when this is happening over a wireless connection, connecting directly with a cable to the hub or switch can solve the problem. In that case, it would seem to be some kind of problem with error checking on the wireless link.
Google Search:
- "The specified network name is no longer available" - 403 results
- http://www.chicagotech.net/Troubleshooting/systemerror64.htm
- May see events like 3013, 2022, 4, 1055, or 4322 in event log.
- http://www.chicagotech.net/Troubleshooting/systemerror64b.htm
- 1. It may be caused by NIC or Switch settings. You may want to change NIC settings from Auto to 100/10 duplex/half duplex.
- 2. Upgrade the NIC driver.
- 3. Bad connection. Test a different cable.
- 4. This problem may occur if server service connections cannot allocate sessions. In this scenario, the problem occurs when the thread that is responsible for allocating and for cleaning up sessions is blocked by a device driver during the cleanup routine.
- http://www.ultrabac.com/kb/ubq000234.htm - Common backup errors explained
- This error is returned when the computer being backed up can no longer be contacted on the network. This error is usually caused by some kind of network issue, or the computer being turned off/rebooted during backup.
- http://www.eggheadcafe.com/ng/microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web/post21121374.asp
- Claims problem when one machine is wired, and other is wireless. Still can happen in the scenario where both are wire connected.
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laptop-tapers/message/6265
- Refering to bit torrent downloads/uploads, and not using full available speed, or else ack packets can't be sent.
- http://www.linksysinfo.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7426&p=40877
- Seeing the same problem on Linksys NSLU2 (network storage device)
- http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid1_cid497659_tax296854,00.html
- Suggests the problem might occur when copying in one direction (from XP Pro to a Win 2K box), but not the other direction
- http://forums.amd.com/lofiversion/index.php/t46833.html
- Suggests problems with wireless drop outs might be interference based, and can be solved by moving the router away from things like PC power supplies.
- http://www.eggheadcafe.com/ng/microsoft.public.win2000.ras_routing/post297727.asp
- Related to network shares over a VPN - Not this problem.
- Search: "The specified network name is no longer available" copying - 224 results
See also Programming , Questions
Another tech tip you might be interested in:
Question: I am having trouble copying a Virtual PC drive image to a backup external hard drive. It says there is not enough free disk space, eventhough there is over 100 gigabytes of free disk space.
For the answer, please go to How To Convert A FAT32 Volume To NTFS
Bobsgear - Get A Free
Enterrpise Wiki Space!
Review: The Bobsgear Project was
started to develop a variety of Confluence
plugins. This installation of
the Confluence Enterprise wiki includes flexible
attachments, many Confluence plugins, personal blogs,
interesting articles, and more. Bobsgear already has spaces related to
politics, art and
photography wiki,
technical issues wiki,
ediscovery wiki, health,
Christian theology and Sabbath
School wiki, the
bible, book reviews,
and quotations. Bobsgear
allows free signup, and invites anyone to create a
free hosted Confluence wiki space.
NEW
USERS CLICK HERE! for a quick introduction to
Wiki.
Interested in Scullery Sink?