WIndows XP Dell loses mapped drives

[daml]

On 4 of my Windows XP Pro Machines, the mapped drives seem to disconnect after being idle for a while & I have to reconnect them. I have a W2K AD Server & use logon scripts which use the persistent statement but it has not helped.

Curiously this only occurs with my newer Dell machines. I have 30 older XP Pro machines with no problem. Doe anyone have a solution for this problem.

 

[PRPhx]

Try a google search. there is a lot of info out there. In the mean time, try this command:

net config server /autodisconnect:-1

The command tells the server to never disable idle disconnect.

 

[daml]

Entering net config server /autodisconnect:-1 on my W2K Server has not resolved the problem. What actually happens is this.
When I initially log into these computers, I connect to my mapped drives OK. After a period 10 or 15 minutes of being idle, I go to My Computer & click on a mapped drive. Takes about 16 to 20 seconds before I can see my folders. While I'm working in a folder, there's no problem. Just when the PC is idle for 10 or 15 minutes. I have disabled Opportunistic Locking on the clients, but not the Server.
I have googled this problems and actually changed some registry settings per Microsoft Article 829700 "Slow network performance when you open a file that is located in a shared folder on a remote network computer".
As I mentioned in my 1st posting, this problem is only happening on 4 machines out of 34, so I don't think it's the Server.

 

[DTracy]

Check the AD group policy server to make sure that you don't have a policy or login script executed by a policy that is cutting you off.

David.

 

[vacunita]

It might be a power setting that turns off the Network card when idle for a while.

Go to Device Manager, and Right Click on your ethernet card. If it has a Power Management tab click it. You'll find an option that will read something to the effect of:
"Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

Make sure its unchecked.


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Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[daml]

DTracy .. No, there is no policy or scipt in AD Group Policy Server. The same use can log in at 30 other Win XP computers & have no problem at all.

vacumita. Yes that feature is on the on-board NIC but is unchecked. In fact at one point I disabled the on-board NIC & threw in an old 10/100 D-Link board without power management feature. The problem appeared to be resolved for a couple of weeks, then came back.