How to Debug shared folders on 2003 domain

[jabw]

Hi all,
I've got a 2003 DC and a couple of users on XP and W2k. The DC is also used as a file server with a few folders shared and published in AD.
Some times (not always) a connection to a shared folder is not astablished during startup of the client machine....
I want to debug/trace this problem but I don't know how to do this.
Is there a good method on tracing problems as mentioned.
(on the other hand, is there a good way of managing al these messages of the eventviewer?)
Thanks.

 

[Stevehewitt]

Not really!

How are the drives connected/mapped? .vbs or .bat logon scripts? Mapped using the GUI with the reconnect at logon ticked or CMD with persistant switch?

Cheers,




Steve.

"They have the internet on computers now!" - Homer Simpson

 

[donbo48]

I am interested in this as I am having a similar problem. The symptoms seem to the same - intermittent access to shared folders on the server at client logon time.

In my case access has been mapped using the GUI with reconnect at logon ticked.

Because it is intermittent it is very difficult to pin down.

We have two separate networks going into the server. One is wired and the other is wireless, each supporting up to 10 clients using XP. Strangely the problems seem to only occur on the wired network. The wireless network does not seem to get the same problems.

There never seem to be any events recorded, so I am guessing that the server is not aware that there is a problem.

I put it down to data being lost somewhere on the wired network at client login time, but there is no evidence of any data being lost at any other time.

We are talking about replacing the wired network, but I would like to be sure that it will cure the problem before we go down that path. I have tried bypassing parts of the network with no great success.

What I really want to know is if I am on the right track by suspecting the wiring, or whether there is something else that I am overlooking.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Don

 

[jabw]

The problems with logging in via the wireless network are solved. I could pin it down to the access point. Replacing it by a quality product (doubled the price) solved the problem.