mapped drive to server disconnects from the client

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Joshua

Good Morning-

I've got a Windows 2000 Server that is a domain controller and the sole
server in the network with about 10 client workstations. Two of the
workstations will disconnect the drives if the computers are left idle for 3
hours or so, forcing the users to reboot. I don't know if simply logging
out and logging back in would help, but I'd prefer if these drives didn't
disconnect. I added entries to the LMHOSTS file to speed up name resolution
between the two computers, and this does not seem to help. Suggestions?

Thanks!

-Josh
 
this may help. 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.


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Hi Robert -

I did try this, although I will take your suggestion to disable the
auto-disconnect completely. The odd thing is that it is only happening to
two clients on the network. She also called me today and said that some of
their computers are very slow to respond when they're working in Office XP.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

-Josh
 
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