Re: Question abou AIP function: GetDiskFreeSpaceEx(...)

From: Joe Richards [MVP] (humorexpress_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Wed, 01 Sep 2004 20:21:17 -0400

The issue is that you are connecting with netbios and the machine's name isn't
localhost, it is something else. When you connect with an IP address it does a
NCB adapter reset to get the name table and uses the name sent back.

   joe 

--
Joe Richards Microsoft MVP Windows Server Directory Services
www.joeware.net
Jeffrey Meng wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I am experiencing a problem here when using  GetDiskFreeSpaceEx(...) API
> funcion.
> 
> The scenario is simple:
> 
> (1).  GetDiskFreeSpaceEx (\\127.0.0.1\C$\, ...) works.
> (2). GetDiskFreeSpaceEx (\\localhost\C$\...) fails, and Last Error Code =
> 52.
> (52 = You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network.
> Go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again.)
> 
> Could anyone tell me why (2) doesn't work? Do I need to conver "localhost"
> to "127.0.0.1" to get it to work?
> 
> Thanks a lot.
> 
> Best,
> Jeffrey Meng
> 
>

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