Network/Network Share Problem

I have been having problems with either my network or network shares i was
hopeing someone out ther ecold maybe shed some light on my issues that i am
having.

I am running 2 Windows 2000 server sp4 they are both DC's I have another
Windows 2000 server acting as a file server this is where all there network
shares are mapped to. there drives get mapped with a logon script that is
assigned through active directory. Mostly all the workstations are Windows
2000 sp4 and a handful of XP sp2.

Problem 1.
It seems that the network drives are disconnecting randomley throught the
day. If you open there my computer the shares have red x's on them most of
the time when you double click them the x will go away but sometimes it wont.

Problem 2.
We have certain workstations that do not have a default gateway so that they
cannot access the internet. the problem i am having with these workstatons is
that someitmes when they logon there logon script will not run and then the
drives are unaccessable. I will have to log out and log back in and it may
take a couple of times before the logon script actually runs.

I think that these may be related but i am not sure that is why i listed
both of them.

I have already changed the autodisconnect and nothing happened.

This may or may not be your problem, but I've seen the same symptoms when an
AD client has some other DNS server, other than the DNS server set up for
the AD domain, listed as alternate DNS. Usually it's the ISP's DNS server.


hth
DDS
"Dave Johnson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:EA027B8B-760D-45EA-BE43-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have been having problems with either my network or network shares i was
> hopeing someone out ther ecold maybe shed some light on my issues that i
> am
> having.
>
> I am running 2 Windows 2000 server sp4 they are both DC's I have another
> Windows 2000 server acting as a file server this is where all there
> network
> shares are mapped to. there drives get mapped with a logon script that is
> assigned through active directory. Mostly all the workstations are Windows
> 2000 sp4 and a handful of XP sp2.
>
> Problem 1.
> It seems that the network drives are disconnecting randomley throught the
> day. If you open there my computer the shares have red x's on them most of
> the time when you double click them the x will go away but sometimes it
> wont.
>
> Problem 2.
> We have certain workstations that do not have a default gateway so that
> they
> cannot access the internet. the problem i am having with these workstatons
> is
> that someitmes when they logon there logon script will not run and then
> the
> drives are unaccessable. I will have to log out and log back in and it
> may
> take a couple of times before the logon script actually runs.
>
> I think that these may be related but i am not sure that is why i listed
> both of them.
>
> I have already changed the autodisconnect and nothing happened.
>

How do you setup you DNS? Also this search result may help to fix red x too.

windows faqs My win2k keeps losing network connection whit red x and then re-connect after click it. A: you can change autodisconnect time. For example, if you want to ...
www.chicagotech.net/winfaqs.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Dave Johnson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:EA027B8B-760D-45EA-BE43-(E-Mail Removed)...
I have been having problems with either my network or network shares i was
hopeing someone out ther ecold maybe shed some light on my issues that i am
having.

I am running 2 Windows 2000 server sp4 they are both DC's I have another
Windows 2000 server acting as a file server this is where all there network
shares are mapped to. there drives get mapped with a logon script that is
assigned through active directory. Mostly all the workstations are Windows
2000 sp4 and a handful of XP sp2.

Problem 1.
It seems that the network drives are disconnecting randomley throught the
day. If you open there my computer the shares have red x's on them most of
the time when you double click them the x will go away but sometimes it wont.

Problem 2.
We have certain workstations that do not have a default gateway so that they
cannot access the internet. the problem i am having with these workstatons is
that someitmes when they logon there logon script will not run and then the
drives are unaccessable. I will have to log out and log back in and it may
take a couple of times before the logon script actually runs.

I think that these may be related but i am not sure that is why i listed
both of them.

I have already changed the autodisconnect and nothing happened.