Mapped Network drives disconnecting at random

Ken,
Try this link
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;810401 and please
post back the results

Pavan

"Ken Levy" <ken@weathermetrics.com> wrote in message
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> I'm having a problem with my network drive mappings getting disconnected

by

> themselves. I am running a Windows XP Professional SP1 client in a domain
> environment mapping to a share on a WinNT 4.0 SP6 domain controller / file
> server. We are not seeing this problem with our WinNT 4.0 Workstation or
> Win2000 Professional users.
>
> When I try to access the mapped drive after the connection disappears, I

get

> the following message:
>
> An error occurred while reconnecting X: to

\\fileserver\shared_directory.

> Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use. This
> connection has not been restored.
>
> I checked the event log and I'm not receiving any errors. The LAN
> connection checks out and I generally have connectivity back to the server
> (i.e., I can ping it successfully). The only hits I found on the MSFT KB
> dealt with errors caused by anti-virus software (which is not the case

here

> as this machine is not equipped with any anti-virus software.
>
> Can anyone suggest a solution or path to further debug this issue?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Ken
>
>

I too have this problem. My post is listed on the 23rd
July. Surely someone must know what the situation is and a
fix...

Cmon Guys...