Mapped network drives show a red x

[JimL]

Our network drive mapping is being disconnected after
aboput 10 minutes of inactivity. MY COMPUTER
displays a red "X" on the icon of the mapped drive.

We turned Autodisconnect off, by doing
net config server /autodisconnect:-1 and rebooted server.

Problem still exists. The client PC is W2k Professional
SP4.

 

[John Flint]

How are you mapping the drives? Auto or manual? also, did you try going into
those drives even though they showed red x's?

John Flint

 

[JimL]

They were originally being mapped through login script.
Same problem happened when mapped manually using net use.

When you click on drives a few times, it will eventually
reestablish connection.

 

[John Flint]

What I mean by manually is going on the PCs' desktop and right clicking on
My Network Places, then selecting Map Network drive. I don't think it would
make a difference but thought I'd ask.

 

[JimL]

Any ideas?

-----Original Message-----
What I mean by manually is going on the PCs' desktop and right clicking on
My Network Places, then selecting Map Network drive. I don't think it would
make a difference but thought I'd ask.




.

 

[Guest]

I have experienced the same thing on a large network of more than 50 clients and 5 servers

The mounted drives on the server will show a big red X, but in my experience after double clicking on them they are activated again and come back on.

Only once, after a major component failure did they seem to be disabled...so I went to the scripts section of Sysvol or something and then ran the script, which reconnected them and have since been working as per before

Are you able to reconnect by double clicking

Roley

 

[James de Freitas]

I have the same problem; usually if I try to open the
drives with a red X, I get a network error n(allocation
already in use); if I keep trying, and go to other mapped
drives (also red x), I eventually open them, then they all
open.

My backups use these mappings so none are now working
overnight

I use 2 NIC's - 1 to the DC and the other to a Workgroup
(that is kept privat from all other PC';s)

James