Disconnecting Drive Maps over WAN

[Guest Jesse Pastrano]

We currently have a remote office connected to our network via a T1 WAN.

They have their own file server which they map to and they also map to a file

server on our side via the WAN. When a user at the remote office launch

Windows Explorer or My Computer the window will freeze for a couple of

minutes and then display the drives. From testing, it seems that the drive

mappings to our local server seem to be the issue. The drive mappings are

timing out (disconnecting) after 15 minutes and it takes a while for them to

reconnect. This issue seems to have started after recently running critical

updates on our Windows 2003 server. I’m aware of the article on how to

increase the auto disconnect time out on the server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684, but I was wondering if there is

something else we can tweak. I’m trying to avoid having stale connections on

a busy file server.

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: Disconnecting Drive Maps over WAN

 

You could try just adding a shortcut to the desktop instead of mapping a

drive, so they only use it if they need it.

Or perhaps this: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816375

Anthony,

http://www.airdesk.co.uk

 

 

 

"Jesse Pastrano" <JessePastrano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:3907E417-A57C-4250-8603-802B2F0C8E22@microsoft.com...

> We currently have a remote office connected to our network via a T1 WAN.

> They have their own file server which they map to and they also map to a

> file

> server on our side via the WAN. When a user at the remote office launch

> Windows Explorer or My Computer the window will freeze for a couple of

> minutes and then display the drives. From testing, it seems that the

> drive

> mappings to our local server seem to be the issue. The drive mappings are

> timing out (disconnecting) after 15 minutes and it takes a while for them

> to

> reconnect. This issue seems to have started after recently running

> critical

> updates on our Windows 2003 server. I'm aware of the article on how to

> increase the auto disconnect time out on the server

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684, but I was wondering if there is

> something else we can tweak. I'm trying to avoid having stale connections

> on

> a busy file server.

[Guest Jesse Pastrano]

Re: Disconnecting Drive Maps over WAN

 

Thanks,

 

I tried http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816375 with no luck. Using a

shortcut is not an option for us. It just started happening two weeks ago

and that's the same time I ran critical updates on our Windows Server; so I'm

thinking it was one of the updates? I'm just curious if anyone else has ran

into this after running one of these updates and if they have a fix?

 

Updates Installed:

Windows Server 2003 Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool - March 2008

(KB890830) Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB948496) Saturday,

March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB943055)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB946026)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB942831)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB942830)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer 6 for

Windows Server 2003 (KB944533) Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 1 (KB110806)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB943485)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB942840) Saturday,

March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB941644)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB941569)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB944653)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB941568)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB942763) Saturday,

March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB943460)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB936357) Saturday,

March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Outlook Express for Windows Server

2003 (KB941202) Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB933729)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework, Version

1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB933854)

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB936021)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB938127)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0

Service Pack 2 (KB936181) Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB936782)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB926122)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB935839)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB935840)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express for

Windows Server 2003 (KB929123) Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB927891) Saturday,

March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

CAPICOM Security Update for CAPICOM (KB931906) Saturday, March 22, 2008

Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB932168)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB931784)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB930178)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

Windows Server 2003 Security Update for Windows Server 2003 (KB925902)

Saturday, March 22, 2008 Microsoft Update

 

"Anthony [MVP]" wrote:

> You could try just adding a shortcut to the desktop instead of mapping a

> drive, so they only use it if they need it.

> Or perhaps this: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=816375

> Anthony,

> http://www.airdesk.co.uk

>

>

>

> "Jesse Pastrano" <JessePastrano@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3907E417-A57C-4250-8603-802B2F0C8E22@microsoft.com...

> > We currently have a remote office connected to our network via a T1 WAN.

> > They have their own file server which they map to and they also map to a

> > file

> > server on our side via the WAN. When a user at the remote office launch

> > Windows Explorer or My Computer the window will freeze for a couple of

> > minutes and then display the drives. From testing, it seems that the

> > drive

> > mappings to our local server seem to be the issue. The drive mappings are

> > timing out (disconnecting) after 15 minutes and it takes a while for them

> > to

> > reconnect. This issue seems to have started after recently running

> > critical

> > updates on our Windows 2003 server. I'm aware of the article on how to

> > increase the auto disconnect time out on the server

> > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684, but I was wondering if there is

> > something else we can tweak. I'm trying to avoid having stale connections

> > on

> > a busy file server.

>

>

>