"System Error 53 Has Occurred" Using Windows NT Load Balancing Service

ID: Q192466


The information in this article applies to:


SYMPTOMS

When using WLBS' NBT support to scale the performance of Windows NT read-only file access and printing, attempts to use the Microsoft network commands, such as net view and net use, fail with the following error:

System error 53 has occurred. The network path was not found.


CAUSE

This error can be caused by one of the following:


RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, do one of the following according to which of the above causes is relevant:


MORE INFORMATION

The cluster's system name, which is the first portion of the full Internet name, must be a known NetBIOS computer name for NetBIOS to resolve it into an IP address.

Because NetBIOS uses only the first IP address, the cluster IP address must be listed first. Note that WLBS' NBT support cannot be used in single NIC configurations because the dedicated IP address is always listed first when a single NIC is used.

Additional query words: WLBS Convoy


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Version           : winnt:1.0,4.0
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb 

Last Reviewed: March 4, 1999