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SMS: Network Drive No Longer Exists

Article ID: 152077

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2006


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SYMPTOMS

The SMSLS script may fail with client computers, receiving the following error:
Network drive no longer exists: error reading drive ?
Abort/Retry/Fail
This problem occurs most frequently when you perform heavy file I/O with network servers.

CAUSE

This network error is most likely to occur on token ring environments. In a network sniff on a token ring network, you may notice Receiver Congestion Errors. Receiver Congestion Errors indicate that the reporting ring station (RS) could not receive a frame addressed to it.

This error is not an error with Systems Management Server, but can manifest when the Systems Management Server logon script runs.

Some possible causes are:

  • A lack of buffer space within the network interface card (NIC) on the destination RS.
  • The server NIC is incorrectly configured or using an outdated driver.
  • Other client redirector issues.

WORKAROUND

The following are suggestions for troubleshooting this problem:


Additional query words: prodsms wfw win95 ls tr

Keywords: kbconfig kbnetwork kbprb kbsetup KB152077