Troubleshooting network folder access errors

Introduction

Today, having a computer connected to the Internet at home is the accepted norm and you won't be surprised by their presence. Due to the availability of an Internet connection, various online services are becoming increasingly popular. One of the most popular are network folders and remote resources, organized both in a home network and provided by your Internet provider. Most often, everything works as expected, but from time to time errors can occur that prevent full-fledged work, which the average user does not know how to solve. One of the most popular errors are the errors “No access to network folder”. Some of them can be designated by a digital or alphanumeric code, for example, 1231 or 0x800704cf. The causes of these problems may be various factors. In this article, we suggest you deal with all the reasons, as well as offer ways to solve them.

In this article, we will explain how to connect to a network storage file.

No access to network folder

Imagine that you have several computers between which you want to set up your home network so that you do not constantly copy the necessary files. In this case, you need to create a folder on one of the computers, make it publicly accessible so that you can access from any other device with Internet access. It may even be a smartphone or tablet.

One of the most common errors when working with remote folders is that there is no access to a network folder, and an error code of 0x800704cf may be generated. You can see the shared network folder in Windows Explorer, but when you try to open it, you receive the message “No access to the resource”. The exact text of the message may vary depending on the version of the operating system. What are the possible causes of this problem? There may be several:

  • A single user was not granted access rights to a folder located on the network.
  • The user does not have permission to access a network resource at the operating system security level.
  • The user, in general, has no permissions to access the resource.

There may be several reasons for not connecting to a network folder.

You can solve every problem. Let's take a closer look.

Configure access to a network folder for each user

All settings must be performed on the computer or resource that stores the contents of the folder. To configure user access to a folder, you must:

  1. Enter computer management (depending on the version of the operating system, right-click on the My Computer icon on the Windows desktop or the Start button, then select Manage or Computer Management) and select the Shared folders - Shared resources item.
  2. Find a folder in the resource list that you cannot access and see its location on your hard disk.
  3. Open Explorer and find the desired folder (Windows 10 users can perform further actions without going to Explorer, just by right-clicking directly in the Computer Management utility menu).
  4. Click on it with the right mouse button, select Properties - Access - Advanced settings - Permissions (or Properties - Permissions for a shared resource).
  5. You will see at least two items - Administrators and All. Move the cursor to the All item and make sure that there are ticks in front of all the items in the Allow column (full access, change, reading). If in front of any item there is a tick in the Deny column, you should remove it from here and put it in the Allow column.
  6. Confirm the changes by clicking Apply - OK, and then try again to use the network resource.

Right click on the “Computer” and select “Management” in the context menu

Setting up access to a resource at the system security level

Sometimes it happens that at the security level of the operating system, access of third-party users to the network resource is prohibited. To fix the problem:

  1. On the Properties menu, click the Security tab and click the Edit button and then Add.
  2. In the line “Enter the names of the objects to be selected” type all with a capital letter and click OK.
  3. After you are transferred back to the list of groups and users, move the cursor to the newly created group All and check the actions that you want to allow. The default checkboxes are sufficient for reading data from a remote network resource.
  4. Click Apply - OK - OK and try accessing the network folder again.

When trying to connect to the Internet, error 1231 occurs

Error 1231 occurs when a Windows computer cannot access resources located on a remote server. Most often occurs when an Internet provider provides access to an international network using VPN technology. In addition, it may occur when attempting to access a local network access service provider resource. If access was and suddenly disappeared, this problem may occur for one of the following reasons:

  • problems on the part of the provider;
  • loss of communication between the subscriber and the server;
  • computer network card failure;
  • network card driver failure;
  • the operating system security system blocks the VPN connection;
  • incorrectly established or disconnected LAN connection;
  • actions of virus programs.

First of all, you should check if error 1231 is caused by the Internet provider. To do this, you need to run the command line (Win + R - cmd, or right-click on the Start button - Command line) and enter the following command:

net view \\ domain: domain name,

where the domain name means the address of the server that the provider has provided to you to connect to the world wide web. If "System error 53 is issued. The network path was not found", then the problem is on the part of the service provider. In this case, you should contact technical support.

If this error does not knock out, you will have to look for the cause in your computer or laptop on Windows. What can be done to fix error 1231?

  • If you are using Windows Vista, 7 or 8, go to Start - Control Panel - Windows Update and disable automatic installation of updates by selecting manual installation. Often, automatic Windows updates adversely affect the operation of a VPN connection.
  • Install a good antivirus or download antivirus scanner and deeply scan the entire system for malicious files. Sometimes the reason may be revealed in this.
  • Check the network connection settings. To do this, go to Start - Control Panel - Network and Sharing Center - Change adapter settings. In which case, contact technical support for further details. Sometimes it happens that providers change them, forgetting to warn subscribers.
  • Reinstall the network card driver. To do this, go to the Device Manager (Start - Control Panel - Device Manager or right-click the Start button - Device Manager) and find your network card in the Network Adapters section, delete the driver (right-click, Properties - Driver - Delete), then install it by new (Properties - Driver - Update - Search for the driver on this computer, specify the folder where the downloaded drivers were unpacked, and confirm the choice).

    In the window that opens in the "Driver" tab, click "Update"

  • Reinstall the Windows operating system, if possible using proven resources and assemblies. Network card problems may occur due to incorrectly combined and assembled operating system.
  • Make sure that the network card works at all, and in which case, purchase a new one.

Conclusion

We hope that we have helped you with the problem of access to network resources with codes 1231 and 0x800704cf. We are sure that if you follow our instructions exactly, you will be able to solve everything on your own. In the comments, please indicate if you managed to deal with the issue without the help of specialists.