XP pro on Windows 2003 domain

[MattT]

I have several workstations recently migrated to Windows
XP Pro on a Windows 2003 domain. Every 15-20 minutes
after login, I will lose most connections to any shared
directories on the domain. Logging off and re-logging on
restores domain resources for another 15-20 minutes.

The XP station is joined to the domain, and has all the
correct access rights before the 20 minutes is up.

Any ideas would be helpfull to keep this workstation
functioning as a normal system on the domain. It appears
to be a unique problem in XP as we have 30 other Windows
2000 workstations connected just fine.

- matt

 

[Seth]

As i posted below, i am having a similar problem with my
XP computers on a 2k domain. No answers on my question, i
really don't know where to look...

The Questions to Answers ratio around here is dismal for a
Microsoft service, especially considering that i've been
to several MS events where they boast these boards as the
best thing to happen to Windows users since Windows 95
*wink*.

 

[David Jones]

Are your XP clients using the Windows 2003 DC as their
DNS server and only the Windows 2003 DC?

If not, try that.

 

[Bernie]

that sounds like a 'timeout' problem I had on busy
networks in a mixed environment.
The servers holding the share or shared printer
autodiconnect after 15 min. unless the share is used.
This feature is supposed to save bandwith.
It means they quit announcing there presence and the
client has to reconnect in order to use the share.
There could be a timeout in this process, if you have a
slow DNS-lookup, Router or busy network, in which case I
would map the drives to a IP-address rather than to a
servername
(net use <Drive:> \\IP-address\ShareName ...)
or use the 'hosts' file for local resolution.
I think reconnecting has a shorter timeout or a different,
longer process than initial connect.
You can also turn off the autodisconnect on the Server
holding the share:
NET CONFIG SERVER /AUTODISCONNECT:-1

Please let me know, if any hints worked.
Just strip the x from my email.

Bernie