Mapped Drive Disconnects

[raredesign]

I have a mapped drive of a Windows Server 2k system that keeps disconnecting after a while. I have already checked/tried the following:

registry edits of holdon, keepAlive, keepAliveInterval, autodisconnect, etc....none made a difference.

Deleted map and turned persistent off, bounced, and then remapped. No resolve.

Used Ethereal to capture packets, but I did not come up with anything obvious.

Note that the system that is the file server is also the Domain Controller.

When the map is disconnected, there are a few things that happen.
1) net use shows it is disconnected, but windows does not show an X on it, so it looks connected.
2) When I try to access the share, the system hangs
3) I eventually get:
"An error occurred while reconnecting L: to \\[server ip]\share
Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use.
This connect has not been restored."

This was an error mentioned on microsoft's knowledge base as a conflict from McAfee, but it has to do with a different engine version than I am running, so it should not be a problem.

4) If I do delete the map and try to add it again without rebooting, I get a message the the name I am attempting to use is the name I used to log on with...so it fails.

5) Help!

[sicarie]

I Googled your error message and found:

http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsu...&ErrorID=22012 and
http://www.pctoday.com/techsupport/d...&ErrorID=23380

[raredesign]

I Googled your error message and found:

http://www.smartcomputing.com/techsu...&ErrorID=22012 and
http://www.pctoday.com/techsupport/d...&ErrorID=23380

The problem is that it is not just failed to restore connection, it is saying it is already in use.
When I receive the error trying to re-establish the connection to [ip]\share, and I just try to access \\[ip] ....then I am prompted to connect via entering credentials. When I enter my username and password, I receive the following:
"Logon unsuccessful:
The user name you typed is the same
as the user name you logged in with.
that user name has already been
tried. A domain controller cannot be
found to verify that user name."

My internet connect, and everything still works...and I can ping the ip that the share is to.
Remember, the DC is also the file server.

[raredesign]

The problem is that it is not just failed to restore connection, it is saying it is already in use.
When I receive the error trying to re-establish the connection to [ip]\share, and I just try to access \\[ip] ....then I am prompted to connect via entering credentials. When I enter my username and password, I receive the following:
"Logon unsuccessful:
The user name you typed is the same
as the user name you logged in with.
that user name has already been
tried. A domain controller cannot be
found to verify that user name."

My internet connect, and everything still works...and I can ping the ip that the share is to.
Remember, the DC is also the file server.

Thanks dude...the problem was DNS.

[raredesign]

I was wrong...it was not DNS....don't think DNS would do that since I am mapping to an IP.
I have tried many things...even disabled McAfee Antivirus. wins is not used...

[Bob McKee]

I found the information in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684 very helpful. Apply KeepCon, AutoDisconnect values to registry and run net config... to the server.

I have a mapped drive of a Windows Server 2k system that keeps disconnecting after a while. I have already checked/tried the following:

registry edits of holdon, keepAlive, keepAliveInterval, autodisconnect, etc....none made a difference.

Deleted map and turned persistent off, bounced, and then remapped. No resolve.

Used Ethereal to capture packets, but I did not come up with anything obvious.

Note that the system that is the file server is also the Domain Controller.

When the map is disconnected, there are a few things that happen.
1) net use shows it is disconnected, but windows does not show an X on it, so it looks connected.
2) When I try to access the share, the system hangs
3) I eventually get:
"An error occurred while reconnecting L: to \\[server ip]\share
Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use.
This connect has not been restored."

This was an error mentioned on microsoft's knowledge base as a conflict from McAfee, but it has to do with a different engine version than I am running, so it should not be a problem.

4) If I do delete the map and try to add it again without rebooting, I get a message the the name I am attempting to use is the name I used to log on with...so it fails.

5) Help!