Connection Problem

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I have a huge problem that I can not find the answer for.

I have a server 2003, most computers are part of the domain.

I have 2 computers running XP PRO that are not part of the domain and are
part of a workgroup. At this point I can not join them to the domain.

They need to have access to a program on the server. I have mapped the drive
but the connection resets when the computer is turned off at night. This is
causing problems for the program. Every morning I have remap the drive and
reset that program. This is not working.

Until last week, this program and connection would stay connected even after
a reboot of the machine. Now I get nothing but headaches.

Could someone explain to me how to make a permanent connection to this
program without having to join the domain.

Thank you in advance

Lisa
 
I have a huge problem that I can not find the answer for.

I have a server 2003, most computers are part of the domain.

I have 2 computers running XP PRO that are not part of the domain and are
part of a workgroup. At this point I can not join them to the domain.

They need to have access to a program on the server. I have mapped the drive
but the connection resets when the computer is turned off at night. This is
causing problems for the program. Every morning I have remap the drive and
reset that program. This is not working.

Until last week, this program and connection would stay connected even after
a reboot of the machine. Now I get nothing but headaches.

Could someone explain to me how to make a permanent connection to this
program without having to join the domain.
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Lisa,

Do you have any idea what changed last week? Did the local account, on the
server, maybe expire or have its password changed? Or did you make any changes
to the client?

If you can't get the persistent connection to remain persistent, maybe using a
batch file, with a "net use" command, run at startup, would get around the
problem.
net use @: \\server\share (password) /user:\domain\username
 
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