Re: Vista drive mapping to 2008 Server

That looks fine. I think I tend to agree with +Bob+ that it might be an underlying hardware problem somewhere. I'll wait until you answer his last questions about wireless, mapping by IP, etc. I've seen the red X with wireless but it usually goes away when you actually try to access the mapped drive.

I'll add a question to Bob's. Are there any errors in the event logs of the clients or the server?

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Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
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"rogerdunn56" <rogerdunn56@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:74B9A7C1-D285-4BB3-889E-06C177384456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Kerry
They are using an AD DNS server - my XP users have no problem getting the
drive mappings but sometimes do get disconnected (random) but they can
reconnect. I know that there is an "Autodisconnect" mechanism but they are
getting disconnected whilst using the drives!
Here is the ipconfig /all extract from one of the PCs:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MML0001999
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : mml.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mml.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mml.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-19-BB-E1-01-16
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8cbe:fbdc:623d:dc52%9(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.17(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : 13 October 2008 08:45:27
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : 21 October 2008 08:45:30
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.248
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.122
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.122
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.122
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

and from one of the servers:

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MMLDC-OBH
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : mml.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mml.local

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC320i PCIe Gigabit Server Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1B-78-9E-A9-21
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.122
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.248
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.122

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

"rogerdunn56" <rogerdunn56@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:99A6EDB9-56FC-44DF-9EF6-A0DCE27B232D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi - Strange issues with 2 PCs running Vista Business SP1 and a 2008
> Standard
> Server in a 2003 Domain. XP Pro users have no issues. On one PC I am > able
> to
> map a drive which then is available for several minutes. Then randomly > it
> will display the red cross and if accessed says "local device name in
> use".
> It then may or may not allow access on second attempt or display > "network
> path not found". When drive is disconnected it will still appear in My
> Computer and I have to reboot to clear it.
> The other PC when mapping a drive using \\servername\share will display
> "network path does not exist", second attempt to map drive will say
> "Windows
> cannot access server\sharename" quoting error 0x80070035. When I close > and
> re-open My Computer and map drive it is successful. However drive is > only
> available for several minutes and will then disconnect.

It sounds like a name resolution problem. Are the clients using an active
directory DNS server and no other DNS servers? Please post the results of
ipconfig /all from one of the clients that doesn't work and from a domain
controller that is also a DNS server.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Systems Administration
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/






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