Re: computer disconnecting from AD network

There were SP1 changes in Kerberos, but I don't know if that would apply. I would look at their IE, Tools menu, Options, Security tab, Intranet zone, Scroll to Authentication. If the wrong credentials are offered it might be timing out.

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"Mark" <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D1EEB8F7-A905-4162-B64E-36DAA1946542@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Which one? The only ones I could find on that list that seemed related were
for terminal sessions.

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

There is a local policy setting available in GPEdit.MSC that would allow
setting a time limit like that.
Policy list: http://www.boyce.us/gp/gplistall.asp
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"Mark" <Mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> One of the laptops that I support doesn't seem to be staying logged on > to
> our
> AD network. He logs on correctly while plugged in locally (the name > John
> Doe
> shows correctly when you click on the Start button), but after a time > from
> five minutes to an hour he seems to be logged off: the name changes to > the
> actual login name (johnd) and any security on network folders won't let
> him
> access them anymore.
>
> When he enters his login info on the window that pops up it says it is
> identical to his computer login and has already tried that. When I use
> the
> same login on another comptuer everything works properly.
>
> This laptop was an upgrade from XP Home to XP Pro before it was joined > to
> the network, so I wasn't sure if that had anything to do with it.
>
> Not sure if it's related or not, but this laptop cannot do Windows > Updates
> either - not even when I am using the local admin account.

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