HP Rp5405 Configuring and Troubleshooting MS DFS links in an HP CIFS Server (S - Page 13
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Troubleshooting MS DFS on HP CIFS Server So, now that we know what it looks like when it WORKS, let's step through troubleshooting a couple of common problems you might run into. Problem 1: The network path was not found. I have followed the above configuration steps, and my users can connect to the SHARE, but when they click on the MS DFS link, they get the following error. Figure 9: Client Error returned when referral fails One way to troubleshoot this would be with a network trace using Ethereal, an Open source software network sniffer. You can download this excellent utility from http://www.ethereal.com. The following screenshot shows a partial trace of the network activity resulting from the user clicking on the MS DFS link 'linka':
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Troubleshooting MS DFS on HP CIFS Server
So, now that we know what it looks like when it WORKS, let’s step through troubleshooting a couple
of common problems you might run into.
Problem 1: The network path was not found.
I have followed the above configuration steps, and my users can connect to the SHARE, but when
they click on the MS DFS link, they get the following error.
Figure 9: Client Error returned when referral fails
One way to troubleshoot this would be with a network trace using Ethereal, an Open source software
network sniffer.
You can download this excellent utility from
.
The following screenshot shows a partial trace of the network activity resulting from the user clicking
on the MS DFS link ‘linka’: