#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : 0x80070035 -- "the network path was not found" reaching a share Fix : Establish whether it is resolution or access Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-smb-access Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 15 minutes Risk : low Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX Always start here -- it takes three commands and decides which of the other fixes applies. HOW TO UNDO IT Only cached state was cleared. Mapped drives set to reconnect will restore themselves. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 4" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' 0x80070035 -- "the network path was not found" reaching a share' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Establish whether it is resolution or access' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: low Reversible 15 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Resolve the name and check it goes where you expect.' -Why 'Port 445 closed means a firewall or a stopped Server service; the name resolving to an old address means DNS, and no amount of SMB configuration will help either.' -Command { Resolve-DnsName fileserver Test-NetConnection fileserver -Port 445 -InformationLevel Detailed } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Try the address directly. If \\10.0.0.5\share works and \\fileserver\share does not, it is name resolution, full stop.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'net use \\10.0.0.5\share' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Clear stale entries that keep a dead mapping alive.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'net use * /delete /y & nbtstat -R & Clear-DnsClientCache' } Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'On the server side, confirm the share and the service are actually up.' -Command { Get-SmbShare | Format-Table Name,Path,Description Get-Service LanmanServer | Format-List Status,StartType } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'The share opens by name.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { Get-SmbConnection | Format-Table ServerName,ShareName,Dialect } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/win-net-smb-access' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Only cached state was cleared. Mapped drives set to reconnect will restore themselves.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule