Losing network when mapping

[Arge]

am setting up a small network consiting of 10 WinXP Pro Laptops. I have
selected one of them to be the server and have shared the drive. Mapping
this drive to a workstation is not a problem, but if the "server" is
inactive for a period of time I can no longer find the computer when
attempting to map it to the next worstation. The one I originally mapped it
to still works just fine, but in order to map it to another "workstation" I
have to re-boot the server.

This has happend to me once before several years ago, but I don't remember
the fix.

TIA
Arge

 

[Kurt]

am setting up a small network consiting of 10 WinXP Pro Laptops. I have
selected one of them to be the server and have shared the drive. Mapping
this drive to a workstation is not a problem, but if the "server" is
inactive for a period of time I can no longer find the computer when
attempting to map it to the next worstation. The one I originally mapped it
to still works just fine, but in order to map it to another "workstation" I
have to re-boot the server.

This has happend to me once before several years ago, but I don't remember
the fix.

TIA
Arge

Check the power settings to see of the NIC is shut down after a time. If
it's a server, it needs to have the power profile set to everything
always on. A better alternative would be to use a real computer as a
server. Laptop failure rates say this just makes sense. For the price of
a high-end laptop you can buy a "server" with redundant drives and a
tape drive.

Kurt