Re: Vista drive mapping to 2008 Server

No errors on the client or DC but a few 2012 network errors on the 2008
server although they appear to be random. If I restart the Routing and Remote
access service on the Vista PC then it maps a drive straight away. However
within 5 minutes if I try to access that drive it comes up with the error
"Local device name is in use". I then disconnect the drive but My computer
will not release it - it continues to display but I cannot connect or delete
it from the displayed list of drives until I reboot.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

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

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




"rogerdunn56" <rogerdunn56@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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?

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




"rogerdunn56" <rogerdunn56@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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
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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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