"The alias could not be opened," When trying to access networked PC

I get this message when trying to access a networked PC
After a reboot i go to my network and I can see the XP PC there, after i double click it asks for user name and password, but it always comes back with this message.
"The alias could not be opened, because the original item could not be found"
I have 2 PC's on my network, I can access one with no problems, but not the other.
Any help?
Thanks

Sort of fixed this issue by connecting to the server using the name and not the ip address.
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