Mapping

Mapping Issues

Can't map a remote computer's folders
How to map a network drive without logon the domain
Logon batch keeps asking for the password
The local device name is already in use
#Mapping problem - persistent connection
Problem with a red x on mapped drives
Some network drives show with a red 'X'
Why does net use default is persistent
Why some mapped network drives show a red x

More resolutions for ChicagoTech Consultants (need password to logon)

Can't map a remote computer's folders

Causes: 1. Server service is disabled.
2. Fie and Printer Sharing is disabled.
3. No folders are shared.
4. Firewall blocks the sharing.

How to map a network drive without logon the domain

If you have a laptop used at home and sometimes used in the office, you would like to map a network drive without logon the domain, you can create a batch file like that “net use h: \\ervername\sharename password /user:domainname\username".

Logon batch keeps asking for the password

Symptom: I use logon batch to map network drives when starting the computer. The problem is that it always asks me for the password. How can I make that it remembers the password?

Resolutions: 1. add the password into the logon batch, for example, net use \\computername\shaed password.
2. If you are logging on a peer-to-peer workgroup, create the same user account and password on remote computer.

The local device name is already in use

Cause: the drive has a persistent mapping or reconnect when logon.

For consultants, refer to case RL102504

Mapping problem - persistent connection

After you changed net use I: \\serverA\shared to \\serverB\shared in your logon script, some windows 2000 machines are still mapping to \\serverA\shared. The reason is that net use /persistent:yes is default settings for NT and win2000/XP. You can disconnect the old mapping and re-logon. That will map to \\cbgntB\shared. Also you may want to use NET USE I: \\servername\folder /persistent:no so that next time when we change the mapping, it will automatically map to the new settings.

Problem with a red x on mapped drives

Symptoms: 1. there three computers in the peer to peer workgroup with a Multi-user version of Peachtree. Two computers were just upgraded from ME to XP Home and third one runs ME. After this upgrade, XP #2 shows a red x on the mapped XP #1 peachw folder and can't run Peachtree unless you double-click red x marked peachw drive to active it.
2. You may also experience saving issue too. Sometimes, when saving a file to a network drive with red x, you may get an error which says document not saved while is saving.
3. You may have browser issue when opening My Network Places and can't see any or some computers. Or it takes long time to shows networking computers in My Network Places.
4. Firewall and autodisconnect are not issues here because all firewall and autodisconenct are disabled.

Resolution: 1. Make sure no browser problem (Re: Browser issues)
2. Create a logon batch file with non-persistent mapping.
3. You may want to turn Autodisconnect off on the server.
4. Still need help, contact consultant blin@mvps.org at http://www.ChicagoTech.net for the tech support.

Some network drives show with a red 'X'

Symptoms: you have mapped some network drives and checked the reconnect at logon, or your network uses logon script to map network drives. After rebooting, some network mapped drives may show with a red 'X'. If you click on the drive, it becomes active.

Cause: net use /persistent:yes is default settings for NT and win2000/XP. This is why when you have mapped some network drives and check the reconnect at logon, or your network uses logon script to map network drives, the mapped network drives may show red Xs after rebooting. If you enable echo and pause the logon script or if using net use to map the same drive manually, you may get "System error 85 has occurred. The local device name is already in use." One thing you may want to try to avoid the red X is using net use /persistent:no, for example, net use i: \\servername\folder /persistent:no.

Why does net use default is persistent

If you disable autodisconnection and you are running workgroup, you may be easily to hit the limit (10 connections for workgroup). Even some computers are idled, but since you have disabled the autodisconenction, they are still accounted 1 connection. This is a why MS put the autodisconnect feature in.

Why some mapped network drives show a red x

SYMPTOMS: You find that the network drive mapping may be disconnected after 15 minutes of inactivity and Windows Explorer may display a red "X" on the icon of the mapped drive. However, if you double-click it reconnects quickly.

RESOLUTION: by default, idle connections will be dropped after 15 minutes. To modify idle time, at a command prompt using net config server /autodisconnect: minutes. For example, to set the Autodisconnect value to 30 minutes, you would run the following command line: net config server /autodisconnect:30. If you would like to turn Autodisconnect off, do net config server /autodisconnect:-1.

Logon batch keeps asking for the password

Sympton: I use logon batch to map network drives when starting the computer. The problem is that it always asks me for the password. How can I make that it remembers the password?