Problem connecting to network drves

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Maincat

Hi all,

Four machine LAN, XP Pro, Home, Win98SE. Also, a NAS.

When I boot up a workstation, it sometimes takes a few minutes for it to see
the NAS. Sometimes, it can be instant. Can anyone tell me why this might
be?

I guess that Windows tries to connect when booting up and if it doesn't get
a response for some reason waits a period of time before trying again. If
that's the case, where is the time setting (in the Registry?).

Thanks,
Steve
 
I'm assuming this NAS uses standard SMB shares. Most do, but some don't.

If so this is a standard feature of the way Windows Networking operates.
Shares are found by a polling process which takes a few minutes.

You can get around it in several ways:

Make an LMHOSTS entry for the computer. (Use the #PRE directive)

Use a batch file or shortcut to make the connection. (see the NET USE
commandline documentation for more info)

Connect using its IP address instead of its name, for example:

NET USE H: \\10.10.10.23\sharename /user:username
 
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