Roaming Profile Users randomly going off-line

[Guest news.microsoft.com]

Hello,

 

Thank you at front for reading my post. Here is the scoop:

 

File Server running Windows 2003 R2 64-bit. with 2 x dual Gig Nics. Three

of the NICs are bridged. Switch is Dell PowerConnect 24-Port Gig.

 

Clients are all WinXP Pro. Users are configured with roaming profiles.

 

Problem: Random users at random times get a notification that they are

working "Off line". They do not lose connectivity to the exchange, ISA or

SQL server and only profile-related files show that need to synchronize.

 

Any ideas will be VERY appreciated.

 

Thank you,

 

Oscar P.

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: Roaming Profile Users randomly going off-line

 

I would break it all down so there is only one enabled NIC and then see what

happens,

Anthony

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

"news.microsoft.com" <mis@focus360.com> wrote in message

news:OHbFa8obIHA.4144@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

>

> Thank you at front for reading my post. Here is the scoop:

>

> File Server running Windows 2003 R2 64-bit. with 2 x dual Gig Nics. Three

> of the NICs are bridged. Switch is Dell PowerConnect 24-Port Gig.

>

> Clients are all WinXP Pro. Users are configured with roaming profiles.

>

> Problem: Random users at random times get a notification that they are

> working "Off line". They do not lose connectivity to the exchange, ISA or

> SQL server and only profile-related files show that need to synchronize.

>

> Any ideas will be VERY appreciated.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Oscar P.

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Roaming Profile Users randomly going off-line

 

news.microsoft.com <mis@focus360.com> wrote:

> Hello,

>

> Thank you at front for reading my post. Here is the scoop:

>

> File Server running Windows 2003 R2 64-bit. with 2 x dual Gig Nics. Three

> of the NICs are bridged. Switch is Dell PowerConnect 24-Port

> Gig.

> Clients are all WinXP Pro. Users are configured with roaming

> profiles.

> Problem: Random users at random times get a notification that they are

> working "Off line". They do not lose connectivity to the exchange,

> ISA or SQL server and only profile-related files show that need to

> synchronize.

> Any ideas will be VERY appreciated.

>

> Thank you,

>

> Oscar P.

 

Check the event logs - but I'd also question the need for offline files on a

LAN-connected computer in the first place. Using roaming profiles + folder

redirection doesn't mean you have to also use offline files....

 

If you have a single server (your DC & file/SQL box) I definitely recommend

you reconfigure the network settings so it has only one NIC. Multihomed DCs

are bad news.