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STATUS_NETWORK_NAME_DELETED
STATUS_NETWORK_NAME_DELETED normally describes a lifecycle change after the client had a valid network-name context. It is not the same as STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME, which occurs when the requested share cannot be found during connection. Here the name or connection was removed, disabled, failover-replaced or otherwise invalidated after it mattered to the client.
How to narrow it down
Record whether the status appeared on an existing mapped drive, an open tree connection or a new request after a server-side change. For clustered or redirected shares, also record ownership and any share-move events. A client must not assume that existing handles remain valid merely because the original path text has not changed.
Reconnect only after the server-side share state is known. If a write was in flight, verify the remote object before replaying the operation because deletion of the connection does not prove that the server did not receive the request.
Evidence that matters
- Correlate the status with share deletion, disablement, failover or service-restart events.
- Identify whether the failing operation used an existing tree connection or opened a new one.
- Verify object state before replaying a write or create request.
References
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS reference
- MS-SMB2: SMB2 TREE_CONNECT processing
- Samba: smbclient manual
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