We hv a windows 2003 file server, we have several work stations mapped with shared drives.Everyday at 3, it discconects and from then on if we try to access it keeps giving annoying message abt the network error, sometimes it opens the files but still keeps giving the annoying message. i checked for followed other posts advice to check for ideal time etc etc...did all that...but not helping.

Can you post unedited ipconfig /all of server and problem client? Regards, Dave Patrick .... Microsoft Certified Professional Microsoft MVP [Windows] Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees , and confers no rights.

Please go to the Event Viewer, check what happened at 3:00PM. Or are there any scheduled task running at that specific time? Meanwhile, this behavior may happen if the system drop idle connections after a specified time-out period to prevent wasting server resources on unused sessions. Please also refer to this KB: Mapped Drive Connection to Network Share May Be Lost http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684/EN-US/ Regards, MiyaMiya Yao TechNet Community Support

Please go to the Event Viewer, check what happened at 3:00PM. Or are there any scheduled task running at that specific time? Meanwhile, this behavior may happen if the system drop idle connections after a specified time-out period to prevent wasting server resources on unused sessions. Please also refer to this KB: Mapped Drive Connection to Network Share May Be Lost http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684/EN-US/ Regards, MiyaMiya Yao TechNet Community Support