How do I disable Win2k Auto-disconnect of Mapped drives?

[miketvr]

Hi. Win2k automatically disconnects mapped drives after a certain period of time. It will reconnect automatically if you try to access the resource, however the delay messes with a co-workers backup program. I read somewhere you can set it through 'net config server', however I tried that and set it to -1 like i was told and it still happens. Any suggestions?

 

[jaywallen]

Hi,

I understand that it is best NOT to defeat the LAN autodisconnect function from the command line because this can cause autotuning to stop.

The registry key is

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters

You want to go to this key using regedt32.exe and double-click the REG_DWORD value named "autodisconnect" and change it to 0xffffffff. That ought to keep the connections going for a while.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
Jim