I am trying to disable the autodisconnect feature on one
of my servers b/c it is causing a problem with a program
we run. I have entered in the command that disables the
feature, but the mapped drive still gets disconnected.
The server is on a dmz with a firewall between it and the
rest of the network. Would that effect the autodisconnect
settings, in that the drives are still disconnecting?

On the client machine that has the mapped drive, you can try this registry
setting

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanworkstation\param
eters

name = KeepConn
type = REG_DWORD
value = 1 to 65535 seconds (Default: 600)

There are lots of software packages out there that can cause this behavior;
anti-virus, personal firewall, cd-burning(Roxio), etc, NIC power
management. You should test with a clean install if you can. In addition,
the firewall could be a factor. Some software packages set the following
registry key whick prevents re-connecting:

HKLM\SYSTEM\CCS\Control\Networkprovider\RestoreConnection=1 (default = 0)

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that
may require you to reinstall Windows. Microsoft cannot guarantee that
problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved.
Use Registry Editor at your own risk.




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>I am trying to disable the autodisconnect feature on one
>of my servers b/c it is causing a problem with a program
>we run. I have entered in the command that disables the
>feature, but the mapped drive still gets disconnected.
>The server is on a dmz with a firewall between it and the
>rest of the network. Would that effect the autodisconnect
>settings, in that the drives are still disconnecting?
>

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Danny Slye
Microsoft Support Professional
MCSE

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