Re: Offline folders remains offline?!

You don't say what OS you are using on your PCs and Server(s),
and if there are any error mesages.

But you can start here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;815045



"Freaky" <badtomention@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OV43DRgVFHA.2960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hey there,
>
> we're having an issue with several workstations where offline folders went
> active after a switch power down. After the switches came back up the
> offline folders tool refuses to see the servers and keeps the workstations
> offline. This is extremely annoying, because the network is completely
> unaccessible now. Even reboots won't help. The only thing I can do is turn
> offline folders off, in which case all shares are working again instantly.
> However, we don't want to turn offline folders off.
>
> Any ideas on what might cause this?
>
> Kind regards


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