Why is my network path not accessible via Windows Shell?

Question

My Windows 7 Professional PC is connected to a MacOSX Server, using the same credentials as for my workstation. I can successfully assign a network drive letter an I am able to access the server by typing \\MACSERVER\ in the address bar of windows explorer (I can also access the server by typing that into the Speed Commander Shell bar).

However, I can't connect to the server by typing \\MACSERVER\ in the Windows CLI. I get a "The network path was not found" message.

When I type \\MACSERVER\work\, which is an existing folder, I get a message saying "access denied".

When I try to expand the network folder in the Windows Explorer I also don't see the server, just the name of my workstation.

Does anyone know, how I can access that network path through the shell? I need it for a PowerShell script.

Answer 1

I had to add a share on the mac to make it accessible this way. I didn't had in mind that you can't just connect to the server and show all of it's subdirs like in a regular folder as it seemed at first glance.