Re: Vista drive mapping to 2008 Server

The chimney offload was disabled on both client and server and I have reset
autotuning level to normal.
Now I can map a drive using the command Prompt and access it via that method
but it does not show up in My Computer or Explorer! I'm not going to waste
any more of mine or your time on this - 2008 is not stable - our XP
workstations still get random disconnects which is causing our scanning
department major issues. I will be reverting to 2003 server at the weekend
and replacing all client with XP as opposed to Vista.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

Try some of the procedures here on the server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/951037

and similar on the Vista clients.

http://silverstr.ufies.org/blog/archives/001035.html

It sounds like something in the network infrastructure may not be working
with some of these features. I would try disabling chimney offload first.
Try each setting both on the server alone, a client alone, then both. This
may help pin down where the problem lies. If it's the chimney offload
setting that's often a driver that doesn't fully support it. The Broadcom
NICs listed in the ipconfig you posted are known to have this problem.

--
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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Log Name: System
Source: srv
Date: 17/10/2008 14:33:23
Event ID: 2012
Task Category: None
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: MMLfiles.mml.local
Description:
While transmitting or receiving data, the server encountered a network
error. Occassional errors are expected, but large amounts of these
indicate a
possible error in your network configuration. The error status code is
contained within the returned data (formatted as Words) and may point you
towards the problem.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event";>
<System>
<Provider Name="srv" />
<EventID Qualifiers="32768">2012</EventID>
<Level>3</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-10-17T13:33:23.645Z" />
<EventRecordID>14295</EventRecordID>
<Channel>System</Channel>
<Computer>MMLfiles.mml.local</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>\Device\LanmanServer</Data>

<Binary>0000040001002C0000000000DC07008000000000840100C00000000000000000000000000000000086050000</Binary>
</EventData>
</Event>

Did that with the NET USE * /DELETE command.
Mapping via NET USE I get System error 53 has occurred
Mapping via My Computer (specifying path name) i get Windows cannot access
\\Server_Name Error code 0x80070035 The network path was not found
Mapping via My Computer and the browse facility returns all servers and
computers on the network and all shares except the 2008 server (returns
error
code 0x80070035)
XP workstations have no issues, DNS is working correctly, No Wins server
on
network all other network objects functioning correctly (print queues etc)
No entries in event logs on workstation or server when attempting to
connect




"Kerry Brown" wrote:

I'll ask this once more then I'm done.

Can you please post the details of the errors. This means the source, the
text, etc.

Did you try this specific command?

NET USE * /DELETE

Do this immediately after booting up the computer, before mapping any
drives. After doing this map a drive by any method then see if it loses
the
connection.

--
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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No logon script used in this instance and it maps drives not used by
any
other device. If I map a drive at the command prompt using NET USE the
drive
is mapped and it appears in My Computer and I can access files however
after
a few minutes it reports that the drive is already in use and it
displays
the
red cross. Running the NET USE command then reports error 53. I can
ping
the
server by name and NET VIEW shows all network resources.
The 2012 errors on the 2008 server appear at random times - 4 yesterday
at
17:15 hours and 2 again this morning at 08:20 - no entries when I
attempt
to
connect or map drives.

"Kerry Brown" wrote:

Are any drives mapped via a logon script? Do the mapped drive letters
conflict with a local drive? Many new computers have multiple drive
letters
assigned to USB card readers. If a logon script tries to map network
drives
to these drive letters you will have weird problems like this. At an
elevated command prompt type: NET USE * /DELETE then try remapping the
drives. Do you loose the connection after doing this?

Can you please supply the details of the 2012 errors?

--
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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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
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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
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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
.

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