Mapped drives - sometimes connected, sometimes disconnected
I've just installed an additional DC to my Win2K network. The new DC is a Win2k3 R2 server that is soon to take over all FSMO roles. I did ADPrep successfully. Currently the two servers run side by side, the new acting as primary DNS, the old as secondary DNS for all clients. My problem is that client machines (about 30 of them) have mapped drives to the new server and in "My Computer" sometimes under "Type" it says "Network Drive" other times it says "Disconnected". When i double click the drive it quickly connects again. Is this normal or should it retain the connection unless something dramatic happens. I am nervous that it has something to do with licensing as I am running an HP ProLiant Server that i used the "Easy Start" wizard to install the OS; the wizard never asked me how many licenses i had purchased. Does this sound logical or might there be some other issue, perhaps a DNS problem?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Seems like normal behaviour, if you wanted however you could have mapped the drives and made the connections persistent. Add /persistent:yes to net use command or for GUI check the reconnect at logon box.
Also if you are using VB to script to these drives there is a known issue with this, sometimes they are there and sometimes they aren't. In MCSE classes they tell you that this is a workaround. If you are using batch files use the /persistant switch.
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When i go to the Licensing Applet, i get the following:
The License Logging Service is not running on \\servername, or \\servername is not accessable.
?????
The License Logging Service is not running on \\servername, or \\servername is not accessable.
?????
Hrm.... is someone not running licensing :). Go to services and start the service and see what happens.
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Click Start -> Run -> Cmd.exe
NET CONFIG SERVER /AUTODISCONNECT:-1
For more info:
http://www.ss64.com/nt/net_config.html
NET CONFIG SERVER /AUTODISCONNECT:-1
For more info:
http://www.ss64.com/nt/net_config.html
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Hope this helps....
Re the licensing, you should be able to change this using the licensing applet in admin tools should you need to...