Drive mappings and opening files

[Jammer0816]

Came across an interesting situation.

when i have a network drive mapped by name (I.e. \\servername\share) i can open a spreadsheet with no problems.

however, if the network drive is mapped by IP address (I.e. \\10.1.1.1.\share) it tells me the file is corrupt.

Very odd i must say.

This is the same for Word and PowerPoint as well (as i verified for testing).

Any thoughts on this anomaly?

Thanks

 

[Jammer0816]

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