Intermittent Access Issues with SMB File Share on Windows Server 2022

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Asked By TechieGuru123 On

I'm facing a frustrating issue with a file share on our Windows Server 2022. We have a Windows 11 machine running the 22H2 update, and for some users, accessing the file share becomes hit or miss. After the update, things calmed down a bit, but one user still encounters problems daily. The main error is: "Windows cannot access \\server1\share1. Check the spelling of the name. Otherwise, there might be a problem with your network. Error code: 0x80070035 - The network path was not found." Interestingly, shares \\server1\share2 and \\server1\share3 work fine. After rebooting the client, \\server1\share1 is accessible again. Permissions are set correctly for the folder, and we've tried toggling sharing off and on. The problems seem to mainly crop up in the morning, and the Event Viewer hasn't revealed any obvious issues.

5 Answers

Answered By NetworkNinja45 On

Make sure to check your SMB logs in the Event Viewer under Applications & Services > Microsoft > Windows (SMBserver/SMBClient) on both the server and client. They can provide clues to what's causing these errors.

Answered By DriveMapper101 On

How exactly are you accessing your drives? If you're not mapping them, just typing the path will work but can sometimes be finicky.

Answered By CableCheckers On

Since you're on a wired connection, ensure there are no pinched cables or other physical network issues. Check your connections.

Answered By GPOmaster On

If you’re using Group Policy to map drives, double-check that they're set to 'update' instead of 'replace' or 'create'. That might help with persistence issues.

Answered By DNSDetective88 On

It might be worth looking into DNS issues. Make sure your clients aren't picking up incorrect DNS settings from DHCP or that there are no old demoted domain controllers messing things up.

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