Mapped Drives Disconnecting

This post could potentially be in a dozen threads, so hopefully someone here
can help.

General Setup:
Server 2003 Domain, XP Pro SP2 workstation joining the domain.

Problem Desription:
Firs of all, this does not really cause me any problems as of yet, but it
might in the near future. On the server, I use group policy to map a drive
(Z for all users in a specific OU. This part seems to work fine, and the
drive is mapped when logging on with the XP workstation, I can access it and
so forth. After a period of time (which seems to be 10 minutes) the dirve
appears in "my computer" on the XP machine as Z: Disconnected Network Drive.
If I double click it, it immediately reconnects without an issue and I am
able to access the share. I have done a days worth of reading forums on here
and googling solutions, and have tried the following:

net config server /autodisconnect:-1 as well as the registry equivalent
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\lanmanserver\parameters
and edited the "autodisconnect" value and changed it to "fffff"

both of which were the most common answers ive found and suggested on
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684/en-us

Neither of these solutions have accomplished anything and the drive still
reports as a disconnected network drive every so often (once again I think
its 10 minutes, not even the default value of 15 minutes)

Does anyone have any idea? Does it have something to do with the mapping
using group policy? I set the GP on the OU by opening Active Directory Users
and Computers, right clicking the applicable OU, properties, Group Policy
tab, created a policay called "Drive mapping" which uses "User Configuration"
/ windows settings / scripts (logon/logoff) / logon / and have the file
logon.bat which contains the simple line NET USE z: \\server01\archives$
/PERSISTENT:yes

Can anyone see anything I've done wrong or suggest what I might look at next?

I've seen this behavior when there is a DNS server listed on the client as
"Alternate" and that DNS server is not a DNS server setup for the AD domain.
What DNS server does your clients point to for the alternate DNS server?


hth
DDS

"Kelly Armitage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:57E7BC5B-6931-4BBA-AC00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> This post could potentially be in a dozen threads, so hopefully someone
> here
> can help.
>
> General Setup:
> Server 2003 Domain, XP Pro SP2 workstation joining the domain.
>
> Problem Desription:
> Firs of all, this does not really cause me any problems as of yet, but it
> might in the near future. On the server, I use group policy to map a
> drive
> (Z for all users in a specific OU. This part seems to work fine, and
> the
> drive is mapped when logging on with the XP workstation, I can access it
> and
> so forth. After a period of time (which seems to be 10 minutes) the dirve
> appears in "my computer" on the XP machine as Z: Disconnected Network
> Drive.
> If I double click it, it immediately reconnects without an issue and I am
> able to access the share. I have done a days worth of reading forums on
> here
> and googling solutions, and have tried the following:
>
> net config server /autodisconnect:-1 as well as the registry equivalent
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\lanmanserver\parameters
> and edited the "autodisconnect" value and changed it to "fffff"
>
> both of which were the most common answers ive found and suggested on
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684/en-us
>
> Neither of these solutions have accomplished anything and the drive still
> reports as a disconnected network drive every so often (once again I think
> its 10 minutes, not even the default value of 15 minutes)
>
> Does anyone have any idea? Does it have something to do with the mapping
> using group policy? I set the GP on the OU by opening Active Directory
> Users
> and Computers, right clicking the applicable OU, properties, Group Policy
> tab, created a policay called "Drive mapping" which uses "User
> Configuration"
> / windows settings / scripts (logon/logoff) / logon / and have the file
> logon.bat which contains the simple line NET USE z: \\server01\archives$
> /PERSISTENT:yes
>
> Can anyone see anything I've done wrong or suggest what I might look at
> next?

i did have my own dns server as primary, and ISP's dns as secondary.... ive
since removed the secondary all together.... since reading your post, and
will test over the next little while... i also found (after making some
changes) last night, that by mapping in the form

net use Z: \\192.168.x.y\share /persistent:yes
compared to
net use Z: \\server01\share /persistent:yes

that the only time it disconnected was when rebooted........ what is the
line i would use to delete existing mapped drives prior to remapping them

something like net use z: /del
???

ps. either way thanks danny... i hate people who reply and dont actually
provide an answer.... workign or otherwise... they change the subject or
describe 16 things you never asked.... so... thanks.... at least u didnt
waste my time with "fluff"!!!!!

"Danny Sanders" wrote:

> I've seen this behavior when there is a DNS server listed on the client as
> "Alternate" and that DNS server is not a DNS server setup for the AD domain.
> What DNS server does your clients point to for the alternate DNS server?
>
>
> hth
> DDS
>
> "Kelly Armitage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:57E7BC5B-6931-4BBA-AC00-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > This post could potentially be in a dozen threads, so hopefully someone
> > here
> > can help.
> >
> > General Setup:
> > Server 2003 Domain, XP Pro SP2 workstation joining the domain.
> >
> > Problem Desription:
> > Firs of all, this does not really cause me any problems as of yet, but it
> > might in the near future. On the server, I use group policy to map a
> > drive
> > (Z for all users in a specific OU. This part seems to work fine, and
> > the
> > drive is mapped when logging on with the XP workstation, I can access it
> > and
> > so forth. After a period of time (which seems to be 10 minutes) the dirve
> > appears in "my computer" on the XP machine as Z: Disconnected Network
> > Drive.
> > If I double click it, it immediately reconnects without an issue and I am
> > able to access the share. I have done a days worth of reading forums on
> > here
> > and googling solutions, and have tried the following:
> >
> > net config server /autodisconnect:-1 as well as the registry equivalent
> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\lanmanserver\parameters
> > and edited the "autodisconnect" value and changed it to "fffff"
> >
> > both of which were the most common answers ive found and suggested on
> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684/en-us
> >
> > Neither of these solutions have accomplished anything and the drive still
> > reports as a disconnected network drive every so often (once again I think
> > its 10 minutes, not even the default value of 15 minutes)
> >
> > Does anyone have any idea? Does it have something to do with the mapping
> > using group policy? I set the GP on the OU by opening Active Directory
> > Users
> > and Computers, right clicking the applicable OU, properties, Group Policy
> > tab, created a policay called "Drive mapping" which uses "User
> > Configuration"
> > / windows settings / scripts (logon/logoff) / logon / and have the file
> > logon.bat which contains the simple line NET USE z: \\server01\archives$
> > /PERSISTENT:yes
> >
> > Can anyone see anything I've done wrong or suggest what I might look at
> > next?
>
>
>

Hello,

Mapped Drive Connection to Network Share May Be Lost
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684/en-us

net config server /autodisconnect:-1

Please do not multipost
--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
English blog: http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
French blog: http://www.lotp.fr


"Kelly Armitage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:CBB81CF3-603B-4DCF-A3BD-(E-Mail Removed)...
>i did have my own dns server as primary, and ISP's dns as secondary.... ive
> since removed the secondary all together.... since reading your post, and
> will test over the next little while... i also found (after making some
> changes) last night, that by mapping in the form
>
> net use Z: \\192.168.x.y\share /persistent:yes
> compared to
> net use Z: \\server01\share /persistent:yes
>
> that the only time it disconnected was when rebooted........ what is the
> line i would use to delete existing mapped drives prior to remapping them
>
> something like net use z: /del
> ???
>
> ps. either way thanks danny... i hate people who reply and dont actually
> provide an answer.... workign or otherwise... they change the subject or
> describe 16 things you never asked.... so... thanks.... at least u didnt
> waste my time with "fluff"!!!!!
>
> "Danny Sanders" wrote:
>
>> I've seen this behavior when there is a DNS server listed on the client
>> as
>> "Alternate" and that DNS server is not a DNS server setup for the AD
>> domain.
>> What DNS server does your clients point to for the alternate DNS server?
>>
>>
>> hth
>> DDS
>>
>> "Kelly Armitage" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> message
>> news:57E7BC5B-6931-4BBA-AC00-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > This post could potentially be in a dozen threads, so hopefully someone
>> > here
>> > can help.
>> >
>> > General Setup:
>> > Server 2003 Domain, XP Pro SP2 workstation joining the domain.
>> >
>> > Problem Desription:
>> > Firs of all, this does not really cause me any problems as of yet, but
>> > it
>> > might in the near future. On the server, I use group policy to map a
>> > drive
>> > (Z for all users in a specific OU. This part seems to work fine, and
>> > the
>> > drive is mapped when logging on with the XP workstation, I can access
>> > it
>> > and
>> > so forth. After a period of time (which seems to be 10 minutes) the
>> > dirve
>> > appears in "my computer" on the XP machine as Z: Disconnected Network
>> > Drive.
>> > If I double click it, it immediately reconnects without an issue and I
>> > am
>> > able to access the share. I have done a days worth of reading forums
>> > on
>> > here
>> > and googling solutions, and have tried the following:
>> >
>> > net config server /autodisconnect:-1 as well as the registry equivalent
>> > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\lanmanserver\parameters
>> > and edited the "autodisconnect" value and changed it to "fffff"
>> >
>> > both of which were the most common answers ive found and suggested on
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684/en-us
>> >
>> > Neither of these solutions have accomplished anything and the drive
>> > still
>> > reports as a disconnected network drive every so often (once again I
>> > think
>> > its 10 minutes, not even the default value of 15 minutes)
>> >
>> > Does anyone have any idea? Does it have something to do with the
>> > mapping
>> > using group policy? I set the GP on the OU by opening Active Directory
>> > Users
>> > and Computers, right clicking the applicable OU, properties, Group
>> > Policy
>> > tab, created a policay called "Drive mapping" which uses "User
>> > Configuration"
>> > / windows settings / scripts (logon/logoff) / logon / and have the file
>> > logon.bat which contains the simple line NET USE z:
>> > \\server01\archives$
>> > /PERSISTENT:yes
>> >
>> > Can anyone see anything I've done wrong or suggest what I might look at
>> > next?
>>
>>
>>