TITAM - Technical issues that affected me

Unfortunately, network problems can have a hundred causes.  This is a consolidation of the solutions found here , here , here , here and here . I did not get them all, so if the list below fails, you may need to root through the threads yourself.  This will at least give you a head start. Note:   These solutions are largely aimed at the situation where one (or more) network machines can browse the share properly, and one (or more) machines can't.  These solutions do not cover Windows Server or Active Directory (AD) issues. Error 0x80004005: Unspecified error For this error, you can (usually) browse to the affected share via IP address (i.e. \\192.168.1.xx\share) but not by name (i.e. \\NAS\share).  It may or may not show up in Network. This is (usually) a local DNS problem.  If you have other machines that work, your router / DNS server is OK, and there is something wrong with the DNS on the affected machine. For this reason, I recommend yo...

Networking using Phone Number Analogy This is a simple guide to understanding basic networking, firewalls, port forwarding, servers and VPNs, using the analogy of telephone numbers at a small business. I hope this will be useful to anyone who is troubleshooting connectivity issues in their network. Single PC You're a small business owner, with a 1-room office ( computer ).  You set up a phone number with you phone company ( internet service provider, ISP ) to get calls.  Your phone number ( internet IP address ) is publicly available and you accept all incoming calls. Single PC Security Things are not ideal since bad actors are tying up your phone line and trying to mislead your employees into sabotage. So, you hire a security guard ( firewall) who screens all incoming and outgoing calls ( packets ) at the office door.  He stops anything that looks wrong, and lets the rest through. Obviously, the guard needs to be told when new employees ( programs ) ar...