slow opening of mapped drive if pc ideal for 10 minutes

tyagipartosh · 05-29-2009, 01:48 AM

Dear All

I am facing a problem that mapped drive is taking so much time to open if i leave the system ideal for 10 minute.

once it open it start opening fast.

Pl. help me to sort-out the problem.

we have windows 2003 std server & active directory & Windows xp pro.

Partosh Kr. Tyagi

CWBerube · 05-29-2009, 09:56 AM

Hey,

Are you experiencing the delays on every machine in the network?

And just to be sure, the XP Pro machines are apart of the Domain/Active Directory correct?

Also, how did you map the network drives?

IP Address = \\10.*.*.*

or

UNC = \\SERVER\Shares

I would suggest disconnecting/remapping the drives using the servers UNC.

Be sure you can ping the server by UNC and that your DNS is functioning correctly.

**TheOutcaste** · 05-30-2009, 12:07 AM

Mapped drives are disconnected after 10 minutes by default. There will be a short delay to reconnect the drive, how long depends on network and server load.

You can increase the defaults so they will stay connected longer.
See this article for details
The article may be a bit confusing as to which setting to change on which PC.
The KeepConn value is set on the Client systems in the lanmanworkstation tree
The autodisconnect value is edited on the Server that hosts the shares in the lanmanserver tree.

HTH

Jerry

tyagipartosh · 06-04-2009, 04:27 AM

Dear Mr. CWBerube

Thank you very much for your kind support.

I tried maping with both method

IP Address = \\10.*.*.*

&

UNC = \\SERVER\Shares

But same problem comes.

Regards

Partosh Kr. Tyagi

05-29-2009, 01:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
tyagipartosh Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	slow opening of mapped drive if pc ideal for 10 minutes Dear All I am facing a problem that mapped drive is taking so much time to open if i leave the system ideal for 10 minute. once it open it start opening fast. Pl. help me to sort-out the problem. we have windows 2003 std server & active directory & Windows xp pro. Partosh Kr. Tyagi

05-29-2009, 09:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
CWBerube Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5 OS: Windows 2008 Server	Re: slow opening of mapped drive if pc ideal for 10 minutes Hey, Are you experiencing the delays on every machine in the network? And just to be sure, the XP Pro machines are apart of the Domain/Active Directory correct? Also, how did you map the network drives? IP Address = \\10...* or UNC = \\SERVER\Shares I would suggest disconnecting/remapping the drives using the servers UNC. Be sure you can ping the server by UNC and that your DNS is functioning correctly.

05-30-2009, 12:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
TheOutcaste TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 827 OS: MS-Dos 6.22 - Win7	Re: slow opening of mapped drive if pc ideal for 10 minutes Mapped drives are disconnected after 10 minutes by default. There will be a short delay to reconnect the drive, how long depends on network and server load. You can increase the defaults so they will stay connected longer. See this article for details The article may be a bit confusing as to which setting to change on which PC. The KeepConn value is set on the Client systems in the lanmanworkstation tree The autodisconnect value is edited on the Server that hosts the shares in the lanmanserver tree. HTH Jerry __________________ Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Of course I know all the answers; I just don't always match the answers to the right questions. Rated R for Violence -- When your PC flies through a window, that's violent, right?

06-04-2009, 04:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
tyagipartosh Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP	Re: slow opening of mapped drive if pc ideal for 10 minutes Dear Mr. CWBerube Thank you very much for your kind support. I tried maping with both method IP Address = \\10...* & UNC = \\SERVER\Shares But same problem comes. Regards Partosh Kr. Tyagi