I recently installed a Windows 2000 Server SP3 and joined many Windows 2000 workstations along with 4 Windows XP Professional workstations. All of the Windows 2000 workstations are staying connected just fine, but the Windows XP Professional workstations are having a problem staying connected to the Windows 2000 Domain and thus the DSL connection. Does anyone have any ideas on what may be happening?
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One way to circumvent this is to not use DHCP on these and instead use static.
Heres an untested option I have found likewise:
XP: Auto disconnects to networks or internet using DHCP is derived from extended periods of inactivity. Valid addressesing will be maintained communications will have issues.
This is run by: Start/Run/Command typing: net config server /autodisconnect:-1
Note that this will keep the network figures for some generations to come =)
If you can, run static ip schemes help avoid this situation.
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Heres an untested option I have found likewise:
XP: Auto disconnects to networks or internet using DHCP is derived from extended periods of inactivity. Valid addressesing will be maintained communications will have issues.
This is run by: Start/Run/Command typing: net config server /autodisconnect:-1
Note that this will keep the network figures for some generations to come =)
If you can, run static ip schemes help avoid this situation.
GL!
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