Map drive - How do i keep it connected?

[Guest MSExchange2003Student]

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]]

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]

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"?

>

>

>