Dropping Connection with Red X

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Anthony

We have about 5 stations on an NT4 network all 2000
workstations, & only one seems to drop the network
connection...In my copmuter, there is a red X on the
mapped drive, however I can click on it & see the contents
of the drive...is this unususal???...its not as a big deal
but in one application it seems to matter, (the fact that
I can click on it but there is a red X through it)...can
anyone asist me with this problem, I replaced the NIC
card, the port on the hub, etc already..

Thanks
 
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Why some mapped network drives show a red x

SYMPTOMS: You find that the network drive mapping may be disconnected after
15 minutes of inactivity and Windows Explorer may display a red "X" on the
icon of the mapped drive. However, if you double-click it reconnects
quickly.

RESOLUTION: by default, idle connections will be dropped after 15 minutes.
To modify idle time, at a command prompt using net config server
/autodisconnect: minutes. For example, to set the Autodisconnect value to
30 minutes, you would run the following command line: net config server
/autodisconnect:30. If you would like to turn Autodisconnect off, do net
config server /autodisconnect:-1.
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quoted from http://www.ChicagoTech.net
Why some mapped network drives show a red x

SYMPTOMS: You find that the network drive mapping may be disconnected after
15 minutes of inactivity and Windows Explorer may display a red "X" on the
icon of the mapped drive. However, if you double-click it reconnects
quickly.

RESOLUTION: by default, idle connections will be dropped after 15 minutes.
To modify idle time, at a command prompt using net config server
/autodisconnect: minutes. For example, to set the Autodisconnect value to
30 minutes, you would run the following command line: net config server
/autodisconnect:30. If you would like to turn Autodisconnect off, do net
config server /autodisconnect:-1.
Click to expand...

Actually this no longer works..........[NT2k Server] after installing
the blaster patch..my mapped drives all get red x's in seconds...(and
I have the "/autodisconnect:-1 set up as a cmd in startup..)....
 
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