Windows Share drive is getting disconnected

[ptp491]

Hi,
I'm using WIn NT/200/2003 server and sharing some info with Mac OS X Machines. I have a Powerbook G4 that uses those network shared drives. After being idle for more than half an houror so, the network coonection is being disconnected/dismounted/disappeared.
I know there is no setting for time out for that user in Win server.
Any idea how to fix this( I have tried using both Wireless and ethernet connection with fixed IP addresses, it doesn't makea diiference)
Thanks,
NF

 

[rliebsch]

I think it is just an anomaly. I don't see it happen on our new gigabit network as frequently as I did on the 100Mbit.. I see this in my logs more than I hear users complain about it. They come in, mount their work volumes and go about their day. I'll see in the server logs "Session from user "x" was timed out and disconnected by the server. The IP address of the Macintosh workstation is in the data"

After looking at it, i also see this more frequently on WIndows 2000 Server rather than Windows 2003 servers (though it does happen on 2K3). Maybe, the Macs are not keeping contact with the share. Maybe try mounting the volume over SMB rather than AFP.

Robert Liebsch
Stone Yamashita Partners

http://www.stoneyamashita.com/

 

[ptp491]

the solution you mentioned make sense but I'm not sure how to mount it through SMP on OS X... gotta find that out.
Thanks for info.

 

[rliebsch]

when mounting the volume:
smb:\\server rather than afp:\\server
see how that goes.

Robert Liebsch
Stone Yamashita Partners

http://www.stoneyamashita.com/