Guest MSExchange2003Student Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Hi all Some of my users use a program that use a mapped network drive from their pc (win xp pro) to the server (2003). For some reason they cannot connect sucessfully to the program after each time they log on to the pc for the first time e.g in the morning. They got the expert in and he said it is because their pc losses connectivity with the network drive. I also have some mapped drives and noticed that the forst time when i try and access the network drive it says "disconnected" but when i open it the status change to "conneted" again. So, it seems the issue the program is having is because the map drive is disconnected until someone open the map drive to connect it again Hope i did explain myself properly. Pls help me to "keep" the drive in a connected state specially after they "first logons"?
Guest Robert L [MVP - Networking] Posted July 16, 2007 Posted July 16, 2007 Re: Map drive - How do i keep it connected? Sounds like autodisconnect issue. this search result may help, Mapping IssuesFirewall and autodisconnect are not issues here because all firewall and ... If you would like to turn Autodisconnect off, do net config server ... http://www.chicagotech.net/mapping.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 "MSExchange2003Student" <exchangestudent@newsgroups.com> wrote in message news:Ol8Sn66xHHA.4652@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... Hi all Some of my users use a program that use a mapped network drive from their pc (win xp pro) to the server (2003). For some reason they cannot connect sucessfully to the program after each time they log on to the pc for the first time e.g in the morning. They got the expert in and he said it is because their pc losses connectivity with the network drive. I also have some mapped drives and noticed that the forst time when i try and access the network drive it says "disconnected" but when i open it the status change to "conneted" again. So, it seems the issue the program is having is because the map drive is disconnected until someone open the map drive to connect it again Hope i did explain myself properly. Pls help me to "keep" the drive in a connected state specially after they "first logons"?
Guest Mark Posted July 22, 2007 Posted July 22, 2007 RE: Map drive - How do i keep it connected? Change the Registry key value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters\autodisconnect to -1. (decimal, not hex...) This turns autidisconnect off. Let me know if that works, Mark "MSExchange2003Student" wrote: > Hi all > > Some of my users use a program that use a mapped network drive from their pc > (win xp pro) to the server (2003). For some reason they cannot connect > sucessfully to the program after each time they log on to the pc for the > first time e.g in the morning. They got the expert in and he said it is > because their pc losses connectivity with the network drive. I also have > some mapped drives and noticed that the forst time when i try and access the > network drive it says "disconnected" but when i open it the status change to > "conneted" again. So, it seems the issue the program is having is because > the map drive is disconnected until someone open the map drive to connect it > again > > Hope i did explain myself properly. Pls help me to "keep" the drive in a > connected state specially after they "first logons"? > > >
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