2000 Server / XP Workstations

[Steve1962]

We are running Windows 2000 server with approx 350 workstations attached... Most of them are running Windows 2000, however the newer models are running XP Pro... (Approx 80 of them)... The XP machines continually lose connection to the server, not all at the same time, just randomly... Logging off, then back on reconnects them. Any ideas what could be causing this?
Thanks.

 

[tfg13]

Are there group policies involved? If not, have you looked to see if the local policies have an idle time before suspension?

 

[beerhunter2]

On XP clients:
Make sure IEEE Authentication box is unchecked (under Network Connections > Properties > Authentication tab).
Computer Browser and Web Client services should be Disabled (Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services).


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[tfg13]

If we are talking about a domain, it would be much easier pushing a group policy down than going to each machine and checking.

beerhunter2,
I don't understand why you would shut off authentication. Authentication is a good thing for a network....

 

[Steve1962]

Thanks for the replies )
It is a domain, and a group policy is used for all users, so what is it I need to set in the Group Policy?

Thanks again

 

[tfg13]

This might help:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...ocumentation/IIS/6/all/proddocs/en-us/563.asp

Although it seems that this is refering to the SMB block, which shouldn't have an effect.

 

[beerhunter2]

tfg13,
IEEE 802.1x authentication is primarily used for wireless networking. On the wired networks I support, this protocol authentication caused a slowdown in writing (saving) files to a network share.

The following link has some info on IEEE authentication.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837911&Product=winxp

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[pytchley]

Have you looked at autodiscconect in the registry.
This is at HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserverparameters
The current setting is 15minutes of inactivity on the workstation - this forces disconnection from the network.
Change this to ffffffff which should solve the problem.