Network drive delay question

I am currently planning a migration from a dual platform environment (Novell
and Windows Server 2003) to a single platform environment (Windows only) and
have one concern I have not been able to figure out and was hoping I might
get some insight here. Let me start with some background here. Our file
server is a Novell Netware 5.1 server while the rest of the apps, databases
and email are run from the Windows 2003 servers. Currently, when a user
opens a network drive to the Novell server it instantly opens are views the
directory within. When a user opens a network drive to a Windows share,
there is some delay involved in viewing the contents, 10 seconds maybe at
the most. Once the connection is made to the drive, provided they use it
consistently, there is no more delay. Once the share has not been in use for
a small period of time (5-10 mins or so), the user will get that same delay
again bringing it up for view the initial time it is used and it will be the
same song and dance all over again.

My question is what causes this initial delay in viewing the share contents
and is there a way I can stop it from happening. It is almost as if the
drive connection is not maintained and must be initialized upon first use,
and if that use is not maintained then the connection is broken until such a
time as it is re-initialized again. I can't figure it out.

Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.

Brandon

If your client workstations are XP, you might want to look at this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832161


"ThatITguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am currently planning a migration from a dual platform environment
(Novell
> and Windows Server 2003) to a single platform environment (Windows only)
and
> have one concern I have not been able to figure out and was hoping I might
> get some insight here. Let me start with some background here. Our file
> server is a Novell Netware 5.1 server while the rest of the apps,
databases
> and email are run from the Windows 2003 servers. Currently, when a user
> opens a network drive to the Novell server it instantly opens are views
the
> directory within. When a user opens a network drive to a Windows share,
> there is some delay involved in viewing the contents, 10 seconds maybe at
> the most. Once the connection is made to the drive, provided they use it
> consistently, there is no more delay. Once the share has not been in use
for
> a small period of time (5-10 mins or so), the user will get that same
delay
> again bringing it up for view the initial time it is used and it will be
the
> same song and dance all over again.
>
> My question is what causes this initial delay in viewing the share
contents
> and is there a way I can stop it from happening. It is almost as if the
> drive connection is not maintained and must be initialized upon first use,
> and if that use is not maintained then the connection is broken until such
a
> time as it is re-initialized again. I can't figure it out.
>
> Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
>
> Brandon
>
>

They are and thanks, will check it out.


"Edwin vMierlo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:e8$(E-Mail Removed)...
> If your client workstations are XP, you might want to look at this:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832161
>
>
> "ThatITguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I am currently planning a migration from a dual platform environment
> (Novell
>> and Windows Server 2003) to a single platform environment (Windows only)
> and
>> have one concern I have not been able to figure out and was hoping I
>> might
>> get some insight here. Let me start with some background here. Our file
>> server is a Novell Netware 5.1 server while the rest of the apps,
> databases
>> and email are run from the Windows 2003 servers. Currently, when a user
>> opens a network drive to the Novell server it instantly opens are views
> the
>> directory within. When a user opens a network drive to a Windows share,
>> there is some delay involved in viewing the contents, 10 seconds maybe at
>> the most. Once the connection is made to the drive, provided they use it
>> consistently, there is no more delay. Once the share has not been in use
> for
>> a small period of time (5-10 mins or so), the user will get that same
> delay
>> again bringing it up for view the initial time it is used and it will be
> the
>> same song and dance all over again.
>>
>> My question is what causes this initial delay in viewing the share
> contents
>> and is there a way I can stop it from happening. It is almost as if the
>> drive connection is not maintained and must be initialized upon first
>> use,
>> and if that use is not maintained then the connection is broken until
>> such
> a
>> time as it is re-initialized again. I can't figure it out.
>>
>> Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks for your time.
>>
>> Brandon
>>
>>
>
>