Re: Vista drive mapping to 2008 Server

Are there any errors in the event logs of the affected clients, server, or on the domain controller the clients authenticated to? If the 2008 server is not a DC then the domain doesn't need to be updated.

You could try the registry change suggested here

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/847a7a09-b8dc-4841-a35a-5c896a0d72c5

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




"rogerdunn56" <rogerdunn56@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:CABBBD32-A283-4784-BB95-C4116E369691@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The XP users have no problem mapping to the server and the Vista machines can
map to any other 2003 server on the network - just not the 2008 server!
If this keeps up I'll be reverting back to 2003 at the weekend as I cannot
afford to spend much more time trying to resolve this.
Could it be an issue with the fact that its a 2003 (not R2) Domain??

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

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
http://www.vistahelp.ca/phpBB2/
http://vistahelpca.blogspot.com/




"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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