David Emerson
davide at dalyn.co.nz
Thu Mar 13 07:12:01 CST 2003
The users are on XP. Thanks for the suggestion - will try it out. David At 13/03/2003, you wrote: >Another thing you can try is instead of mapping ><file://\\OAserver\Oaserver>\\OAserver\Oaserver, trying using the ip >address of the server. eg ><file://\\192.168.0.11\OAserver>\\192.168.0.11\OAserver > >This bypasses wins/dns and unless they need to browse the network should >solve the issue. > >Another thing to keep in mind is that win9x doesn't handle switching like >this very well. Not sure if you are using win2k/xp as you didn't mention >it. My main notebook is Win2K, and I often hibernate as opposed to >shutdown as it keeps my workspace. Using win2k I can switch from home to >work, to clients networks with no issue. Win2K releases the network >configuration cleanly in my experience and grabs a new one at whatever >site I am at if DHCP is set up. > >Stuart > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David Emerson >Sent: Thursday, 13 March, 2003 10:42 AM >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT - Mapping dialup drive with broadband > >Aha!. Where do I find those settings so that I can check? > >David > >At 12/03/2003, you wrote: >>Sounds like the broadband connections changed their DNS or WINS settings, >>so they can't resolve the computer names anymore. >> >>Drew >>-----Original Message----- >>From: David Emerson [mailto:davide at dalyn.co.nz] >>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 2:59 PM >>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com; ACCESS-L at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM >>Subject: [AccessD] OT - Mapping dialup drive with broadband >> >>Cross post AccessD, AccessL >>This is slightly related as my users can't synchronise unless we can get >>them connected :( >>Previously my users had normal modems and were able to dial into a server >>and map drives ok. >>Two of them have connected to broadband lines. Now when they disconnect >>the broadband connection and use their modems to connect to the server >>they are able to make a connection but are not able to map drives. The >>error they get is - >> >>"The following error occurred while trying to connect F: to >><file://\\OAServer\OAServer>\\OAServer\OAServer >> The computer or sharename could not be found. Make sure you typed it >> correctly, and try again." >> >>Does anyone know of any issues with broadband (or similar high speed >>connections) that interfere when going back to normal 56k modems? >>Regards >>David Emerson >>DALYN Software Ltd >>25b Cunliffe St, Johnsonville >>Wellington, New Zealand >>Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 > >Regards > >David Emerson >DALYN Software Ltd >25b Cunliffe St, Johnsonville >Wellington, New Zealand >Ph/Fax (877) 456-1205 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://databaseadvisors.com/pipermail/accessd/attachments/20030313/fdb67556/attachment-0001.html>