I’m trying to map several local drives and be able to connect simultaneously. I have no issues with mapping one drive using IP address. However, when trying to connect with another one a popup message says I have to logout from the existing connection and reconnect with the new one. I can use \MYCLOUD-XXX\ and it allows me to map the drive but when I turn off my computer or goes into sleep I lose connection (most the time with drive of the IP address only). I want to map more than 2 drives but seemingly something needs to be set. I tried setting group policy, enabling UPnP, but still having the same problem. What am I missing here?
Thank you, cat0w, for your response. However, my concern does not lie in the process of mapping a single drive. I can successfully map one or two drives simultaneously without any issues, as long as I assign different mapping names. Currently, my options for mapping names are limited to either using an IP address or MYCLOUD-XXXX followed by the user name. The problem arises when I attempt to map another user using an IP address. In such cases, a popup message appears, stating that I need to log off from the existing user before mapping the other user. This requirement is impractical. What I desire is the freedom to map users without such restrictions.
If you are talking about the Microsoft Windows Original KB number: 938120 error, then that error is by Windows design and is a Windows limitation. You can also determine this by using a different OS such as Linux or even macOS where you will not run into this specific problem.
If you have tried the recommended work around and they didn’t work, then you are going to have to describe the error more specifically.
Symptoms
Consider the following scenario:
You have a Windows-based computer.
There are two network shares on a remote server.
You use user credentials to connect to one of the network shares. Then, you try to use different user credentials to connect to the other network share.
In this scenario, you receive this error message:
The network folder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password. To connect using a different user name and password, first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share.
If you select OK in response to the error message, you receive the following error message:
Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again.
Status
This behavior is by design.
Workaround 1
Use the IP address of the remote server when you try to connect to the network share.
Workaround 2
Create a different Domain Name System (DNS) alias for the remote server, and then use this alias to connect to the network share.
After you use one of these methods, you can use different user credentials to connect to the network share. In this situation, the computer behaves as if it is connecting to a different server.
