Network mapping drops

[Guest]

I use log on script to map network drive for all XP workstations, but there
are a few workstations will drop the mapping occasionally. But if I log off
and log on back, it will be restored. Any idea what's going on?

Thanks in advance!


Lisa

 

[Chuck]

I use log on script to map network drive for all XP workstations, but there
are a few workstations will drop the mapping occasionally. But if I log off
and log on back, it will be restored. Any idea what's going on?

Thanks in advance!


Lisa

Lisa,

How many computers in the LAN? Are they running XP Home? XP Pro? Other? What
is the server (computer with the shares that are being mapped) running?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html

 

[Guest]

Hi Chuck,

Thank you for your quick response. We have about two hundred computers in
the LAN. We have XP Pro, WIN2K Pro as clients. The file server is a network
storage. I am sorry. The information is wrong in my previous email. Every
user account has two mappings, one is for their home directory, the other one
is for network-shared directory. For their home directory, I use AD (Win2000)
profile to make it. For network shared directory, I use logon script. It
seems like home directory occasionally drop for some user, but shared
directory is OK. Any idea? Thanks again.

Lisa

 

[Chuck]

Hi Chuck,

Thank you for your quick response. We have about two hundred computers in
the LAN. We have XP Pro, WIN2K Pro as clients. The file server is a network
storage. I am sorry. The information is wrong in my previous email. Every
user account has two mappings, one is for their home directory, the other one
is for network-shared directory. For their home directory, I use AD (Win2000)
profile to make it. For network shared directory, I use logon script. It
seems like home directory occasionally drop for some user, but shared
directory is OK. Any idea? Thanks again.

Lisa

Lisa,

OK, if you have a real file server, then hopefully you have enough CALs. At
least you shouldn't be subject to the Windows XP Server restriction
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html

The stated symptoms
# A few workstations.
# will drop the mapping occasionally.
need further analysis.

How many computers, specifically? How many simultaneously? What is different
about these few, and the others? When the mappings are dropped, does the
computer have connectivity otherwise? Are the mappings dropped when the
computer is idle, or in use?

Have you tried rerunning the login script manually, when the connection is
dropped? Is the Home directory mapped by login script, or by user profile (and
if the former, why?)?

Look at the network adapter power setting first.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/does-your-computer-lose-network.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/does-your-computer-lose-network.html

 

[Guest]

Hi Chuck,

Thank you again. It seems like the mappings dropped when the computer is
idle, not in use. I have a question. WIll the network mapping drop if
computer is idle?

Thanks!

Lisa

 

[Nitecruzr]

Hi Chuck,

Thank you again. It seems like the mappings dropped when the computer is
idle, not in use. I have a question. WIll the network mapping drop if
computer is idle?

Thanks!

Lisa

Hi Lisa,

I think you need to define "drop" and "idle".

If your server was running XP Pro, you would have to deal with the
maximum simultaneous connection limit, and disconnection upon no
activity.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html

Look at the Microsoft article linked from there. It describes the
Windows Server service. Idle connections are subject to disconnection.
Generally, a "disconnected" connection should reconnect automatically,
without requiring you to restart the client, or login again. If you
have an actual server OS, and enough CALs to service the clients, this
should be the case.

How did you decide that you need to log off and on, to re establish the
connection?
<http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882>
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=314882

 

[Guest]

Hi Nitecruzr,

Thank you for your response. My file server is not XP Pro. It is a network
storage with enough CAL. The client is XP Pro. The user uses user profile to
map a network drive H to the server on his computer. Now for some specific
computers, when not in use, the H is randomly disappeared. Any idea?

Thanks again!

Lisa

 

[Chuck]

Hi Nitecruzr,

Thank you for your response. My file server is not XP Pro. It is a network
storage with enough CAL. The client is XP Pro. The user uses user profile to
map a network drive H to the server on his computer. Now for some specific
computers, when not in use, the H is randomly disappeared. Any idea?

Thanks again!

Lisa

Lisa,

How many specific computers have this problem? What's different about these
computers? Hardware? Software? Usage patterns?

And have you tried reconnecting, without logging off and on?

Run "net config server" on the server. Then read article 314882 again. Read it
carefully, and don't make any changes using "net config server" without knowing
the consequences.