Net Use and System error 53

I keep getting bit by this stupid problem, so I’ve decided to finally document the fix:

                      c:\> net use x: \\192.168.1.1\share\
                      System error 53 has occurred.
                      
                      The network path was not found.
                      

The problem is the trailing slash at the end of the UNC path.

                      c:\> net use x: \\192.168.1.1\share
                      The command completed successfully.