Put a time out on the server.
| Hello again all, I'm still wondering if anyone has a
suggestion about
| my original question:
|
| I've noticed that my users access the server infrequently,
however
| WinXP keeps them connected for days on end. Is there a way
to specify
| a timeout value, so that WinXP would disconnect them after
a while?
| That way you could still have a maximum of 10 CONCURRENT
users,
| however more than 10 people could access the server over
time. Any
| ideas?
|
| Sincerely,
| Paul Rubin
| (e-mail address removed)
|
| (e-mail address removed) (Paul Rubin) wrote in message
| > Thanks for trying Mike. Does anyone else have any ideas
about the
| > auto-disconnecting idea?
| >
| > Sincerely,
| > Paul Rubin
| > (e-mail address removed)
| >
| > "Mike Brearley"
| > > Like I said, the only thing I can think of is to have
your users log off and
| > > back on once in awhile. Someone else will need to
pick up from here as I'm
| > > sure there is another way. Do a google search, that's
all I'd be able to
| > > do, but I don't have time today to do that. Sorry...
| > >
| > > --
| > > Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or
grammar mistakes, they
| > > were a direct result of my fingers and brain not being
synchronized or my
| > > lack of caffeine.
| > >
| > > Mike Brearley
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > > > Thanks Mike, we receive lots of mail through the
night, and it is much
| > > > better to leave the computers on through the night
than to let MB's of
| > > > mail pile up on the server. Let me know if you have
any ideas about
| > > > the auto-disconnecting.
| > > > Thanx,
| > > > Paul Rubin
| > > > (e-mail address removed)
| > > >
| > > > "Mike Brearley"
| > | > > > > The best advice would be to purchase Windows 2000
server with an
| > additional
| > > > > 10 user license pack (5 comes with it).
| > > > >
| > > > > As far as setting it to auto-disconnect, the best
advice I can give it
| > to
| > > > > have your users reboot or log off and back on once
in awhile. I don't
| > quite
| > > > > understand why you'd want them to leave their PC's
on so that their
| > e-mail
| > > > > client can download e-mails all night long, what's
wrong with just
| > picking
| > > > > them up in the AM?
| > > > >
| > > > > --
| > > > > Posted 'as is'. If there are any spelling and/or
grammar mistakes, they
| > > > > were a direct result of my fingers and brain not
being synchronized or
| > my
| > > > > lack of caffeine.
| > > > >
| > > > > Mike Brearley
| > > > >
| > > > >
message
| > > > >
| > > > > > Thanks for your reply Mike, yes we leave all the
machines running
| > > > > > through the night to pick up email messages as
they are sent. There
| > > > > > are about 15 computers on the network. Any
suggestions as to my
| > > > > > original query about auto-disconnecting?
| > > > > >
| > > > > > Sincerely,
| > > > > > Paul Rubin
| > > > > > (e-mail address removed)
| > > > > >
| > > > > > "Mike Brearley"
| > > message
| > > message
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Hello all,
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > I've noticed that my users access the server
infrequently, however
| > > > > > > > WinXP keeps them connected for days on end.
Is there a way to
| > specify
| > > > > > > > a timeout value, so that WinXP would
disconnect them after a
| > while?
| > > > > > > > That way you could still have a maximum of
10 CONCURRENT users,
| > > > > > > > however more than 10 people could access the
server over time. Any
| > > > > > > > ideas?
| > > > > > > >
| > > > > > > > Sincerely,
| > > > > > > > Paul Rubin
| > > > > > > > (e-mail address removed)
| > > > > > >
| > > > > > > When they shut their PC down at the end of the
night, they will be
| > > > > > > disconnected. If they are leaving their
computers on all night and
| > on
| > > > > > > weekends, then you need to train them better.
Also, I'm assuming
| > > that
| > > in
| > > > > > > reffering to 'server' you mean an XP system
that is acting as a file
| > and/or
| > > > > > > print server, right? How many people are you
talking about?
