Re: mapped drives disconnect after no activity

From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_n0-spam-for-me-comcast.net)
Date: 08/31/04 

Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 03:55:41 GMT

Try opening the Local Security Policy via secpol.msc on the W2K computer acting as
the server and go to security settings/local policies/security options and set the
option for amount of idle time required before disconnecting session and set it to
zero from the default 15 minutes which will then indicate do not disconnect clients.
After finishing run " secedit /refreshpolicy machine_policy /enforce on the W2K
computer. -- Steve

"TCRServices" <TCRServices@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:DDBE44FB-7555-4159-A5AA-966632B57DDE@microsoft.com...
>I have 5 pc's on a P2P workgroup with 4 pc's running XP Pro and one pc
> running Win 2k Pro. The W2k pc is used as a server/workstation and all other
> pc's are clients. We have our Quickbooks data on the server pc and all other
> pc's use a mapped drive to the QB data folder.
> The problem is that about every 15 minutes of no activity the mapped drives
> disconnect leaving the ole red X over the mapped drive. After a couple
> clicks the drive reattaches and access is restored. Sometimes the mapped
> drives disconnect while in use.
> We have been working on this problem for 3 months now. We NEED HELP.
>
> We have tried the follow suggestions-most of which came from the MS
> knowledge base.
> 1 - configured NIC for 100mbs rather than use the auto config option
> 2 - Selected Netbios over TCP/IP in WINS
> 3 - Disabled autodisconnect using the "net config server" command
> 4 - Disabled computer browser service on all XP machines
>
> Nothing has worked. Additionally we are using a D-Link wireless router on
> our network to connect to a wireless notebook. All other connections are via
> Ethernet.
> The problem is bigger than just dropping mapped drives. Our network
> connection is temporarily disconnected while using Outlook or IE6.
>
> I have read many threads related to W2k and XP networked together with
> similar problems, but none of the suggestions have worked for our problem.
> Any more suggestions?
> Thanks in advance.

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