Re: server disconnection - very often

Hello Tomasz,

Thank you very much for your update. I appreciate your time on this issue.

I'm glad to hear that things are working correctly for you now.

I'd like to make a summary for this post:

Issue:
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Often get the redirected folders working offline prompt on some client
computers

Cause:
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VMware virtual network interface cause network issue.

Please do not hesitate to post in SBS newsgroup if you need any assistance
in the future. I look forward to working with you again.

Thank you and have a nice day,

Best regards,

Terence Liu(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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| Subject: Re: server disconnection - very often
| Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:29:28 +0100
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| Dear Terence!
|
| Problem is solved! Thank you very very very much.
|
| Reason of permanent popups is VMware server aplication on clients. Every
| client with Vmware had this problem.
|
| We have been testing our clients for 2 days and it seems to be fine.
|
| Once again thank you!
|
| Tomasz.
|
|
| "Terence Liu [MSFT]" <v-terliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:VBQ2OCQpIHA.4284@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > Dear Tomasz,
| >
| > Thank you for your update.
| >
| > Based on my research of your log files, I suggest we try the following
| > steps to see if we can resolve this issue:
| >
| > 1. Run CEICW to configure the network of SBS:
| >
| > How to configure Internet access in Windows Small Business Server 2003
| > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/825763/en-us
| >
| > Two network adapters - manual router connection to broadband
| >
| > a. If you receive a dialog box that says that a UPnP router was
detected
| > and you want to configure the router automatically, go to the " Two
| > network
| > adapters - UPnP router connection to broadband " section.
| > b. Click No to the question "Do you want the wizard to configure the
| > router?"
| > c. On the Connection Type page, click Broadband, and then click Next.
| > d. On the Broadband Connection page, under My server uses, click A
local
| > router device with an IP address, and then click Next.
| > e. On the Router Connection page, next to Preferred DNS server and
| > Alternate DNS server, type the IP addresses that are provided by your
ISP.
| > In the Local IP address of router box, type the IP address of the router
| > that the server uses to connect to the router.
| > f. Click to clear the My server uses a single network connection for
both
| > Internet access and the local network check box, and then click Next.
| > g. On the Network Connection, You must enable and configure the network
| > connection to your ISP page, under the Connection Name, click Network
| > Connection.
| > h. If your router provides DHCP, click Obtain an IP address
automatically
| > (use DHCP). If your router does not provide DHCP, click Use the
following
| > IP address, and then type the IP address and the subnet mask in
accordance
| > with the router settings. The default gateway is the IP address of the
| > router.
| > i. Click Next.
| >
| > The network connection is now enabled.
| > j. On the Network Connection, You must click the connection for your
ISP
| > and local network page, click Network Connection under the ISP network
| > connection.
| > k. Under the Local network connection, click Server Local Area
| > Connection,
| > and then click Next.
| > l. Complete the Configure E-mail and Internet Connection Wizard.
| >
| > 2. Uninstall VMware on client. The VMware installed virtual NICs on the
| > client, this may cause the network issue. I suggest you uninstall VMware
| > from the client to test this issue.
| >
| > 3. The antivirus software real-time scan may corrupt mapped drive.
Please
| > disable antivirus software on clients and SBS. Then, monitor this issue.
| >
| > 4. Please do clean boot on client to narrow down this issue.
| >
| > To clean boot the problematic computer, please use the steps below:
| > a. Click Start, click Run, and then in the Open box, type "MSCONFIG"
| > (without the quotation marks). Click OK.
| >
| > b. In the System Configuration Utility (MSConfig) window, click to
select
| > the Selective Startup button.
| >
| > c. Click to clear the check mark from the "Load startup items" below
| > Selective Startup.
| >
| > d. Click the Services tab, click to check the "Hide All Microsoft
| > Services"
| > box, and remove all the check marks from the remained Non-Microsoft
| > Services.
| >
| > e. Click OK to close the MSConfig window. Click Yes when you are asked
to
| > restart your computer in order to enable the changes.
| >
| > f. After restarting, please check whether this issue will reoccur.
| >
| > g. If there are no more problems, please use the above steps to enable
| > services and startup items one by one in order to figure out the root
| > cause
| > of this issue.
| >
| > 5. The corrupted offline file will also cause this issue. Please try to
| > re-initialize the offline files cache and database on client computers:
| >
| > a. In Folder Options , on the Offline Files tab, press CTRL+SHIFT, and
| > then click Delete Files . The following message appears:
| > The Offline Files cache on the local computer will be re-initialized.
Any
| > changes that have not been synchronized with computers on the network
will
| > be lost. Any files or folders made available offline will no longer be
| > available offline. A computer restart is required.
| >
| > Do you wish to re-initialize the cache?
| >
| > b. Click Yes two times to restart the computer.
| >
| > c. Disable offline files. This operation must be done first because
files
| > are in use.
| >
| > a) Start Windows Explorer.
| > b) On the Tools menu, click Folder Options .
| > c) Click Offline Files , and then enable offline files.
| >
| > d. Delete the CSC folder and its contents.
| >
| > Simply delete the %SystemRoot%\CSC folder and restart the computer.
| >
| > e. Re-enable Offline Files. A new CSC folder structure is automatically
| > rebuilt.
| >
| > f. Then you can reselect which shard folder you want to do sync.
| >
| > 6. I find following error in your event log,
| >
| > Event Type: Error
| > Event Source: NtFrs
| > Event Category: None
| > Event ID: 13568
| > Date: 4/21/2008
| > Time: 12:29:37 AM
| > User: N/A
| > Computer: TITAN
| > Description:
| > The File Replication Service has detected that the replica set "DOMAIN
| > SYSTEM VOLUME (SYSVOL SHARE)" is in JRNL_WRAP_ERROR.
| >
| > I suggest you perform the following steps:
| >
| > a. Stop FRS.
| > b. Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
| > c. Locate and click the following key in the registry:
| >
| >
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NtFrs\Parameters\Backup
| > /Restore/Process at Startup
| >
| > d. On the Edit menu, click Add Value , and then add the following
| > registry
| > value:
| >
| > Value name: BurFlags
| > Data type: REG_DWORD
| > Radix: Hexadecimal
| > Value data: D2
| >
| > e. Quit Registry Editor.
| > f. Restart FRS.
| >
| > I hope these steps will give you some help.
| >
| > Thanks and have a nice day!
| >
| > Best regards,
| >
| > Terence Liu(MSFT)
| >
| > Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
| >
| > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
| >
| > =====================================================
| > This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
| > regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
corresponding
| > newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
manner.
| > You can locate the newsgroup here:
| > http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
| >
| > When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check
| > the
| > "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there
are
| > any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your
newsreader,
| > please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
| > issue.
| >
| > Microsoft engineers can only focus on one issue per thread. Although we
| > provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
| > different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
| > doing
| > so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
| >
| > For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly.
Please
| > check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
| >
| > Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
| > =====================================================
| >
| > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
| > rights.
| >
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| > | From: v-terliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Terence Liu [MSFT])
| > | Organization: Microsoft
| > | Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:13:21 GMT
| > | Subject: Re: server disconnection - very often
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| > | Email from customer:
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| > |
| > | Dear Terence,
| > |
| > | Thank you for your help. Here is a MPS Report and ipconfif_client and
| > route
| > | files.
| > |
| > | Let me write in few sentences about changes.
| > |
| > | 1. I downloaded and installed KB948496 hotfix - it did not help.
| > | 2. Disable the RSS support from the TCP/IP - EnableRSS was 0 so I did
| > not
| > | change anything.
| > | 3. Disable Offloading support. I did not have DisableTaskOffload
DWORD
| > at
| > | all. I created it with value 1.
| > |
| > | I rebooted server. Since then it seems to be ok(one day test) but only
| > one
| > | client still have pop ups few times a day.
| > | Every client could access company web and OWA after pop up occurred.
| > |
| > | The faulty desktop is the same brand, make and model like other
clients
| > | that's why I don't suspect any individual NIC, drivers problems.
| > |
| > | If you have any idea what could be wrong I will be much obliged to
you.
| > |
| > | Regards,
| > |
| > | Tomasz
| > |
| >
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