access problem using UNC on foreign DC

We have two Windows SBS 2003 RS servers on the same segment of our LAN.
They are
both DCs. The server A has all the user and computer accounts assigned to
it. The second server B, is just a SQL database server with no users
assigned to it. One of our Vista workstations has mapped drive1 on server B
as drive Z on their work station. After booting the Vista machine the user
can see all the folders on their drive Z and move files in and out of the
network drive on server B drive1. After about an hour or so clicking on the
user's Z drive yeilds a message telling that the drive is not accessable
anymore. Trying to access server B's drive1 via the network works fine after
inputting the proper credentials.

The statements returns TRUE after a fresh boot of my VISTA workstation and
fails (retuens FALSE) a few hours later. If I reboot my my VISTA
workstation it will immediatly return TRUE. Corsair is the DC that has no
workstations accounts that we are trying to copy files to.

result = DirExist("\\CORSAIR\Drive1\$FusionImportAPD\voice\ ")

Does anybody know what is going on here?

Thanks in Advance!!!

We used the administrator's ID/password for the initial connection to
Drive1-ServerB and then asked Windows to remember it. We are not prompted
for ID/password after a fresh boot of the Vista WS but after a while if we
try to click on the Server B -Drive1 we are once again prompted for the
ID/password. When this happens the correct ID/password does not grant us
access to the drive. We are experiencing a similar problem with an XP Pro
WS but it is much less frequent.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Charles MacLean
MTS, Inc.


"Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
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> Hello Charles,
>
> How are the permissions configured for drive1 on domainB? If the user
> account and computer are member from domainA, there must be an user
> account/password be used to access the SQL machine on domainB. I assume
> the connection is lost because the security ticket is timed out.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>> We have two Windows SBS 2003 RS servers on the same segment of our
>> LAN.
>> They are
>> both DCs. The server A has all the user and computer accounts
>> assigned to
>> it. The second server B, is just a SQL database server with no users
>> assigned to it. One of our Vista workstations has mapped drive1 on
>> server B
>> as drive Z on their work station. After booting the Vista machine the
>> user
>> can see all the folders on their drive Z and move files in and out of
>> the
>> network drive on server B drive1. After about an hour or so clicking
>> on the
>> user's Z drive yeilds a message telling that the drive is not
>> accessable
>> anymore. Trying to access server B's drive1 via the network works fine
>> after
>> inputting the proper credentials.
>> The statements returns TRUE after a fresh boot of my VISTA workstation
>> and fails (retuens FALSE) a few hours later. If I reboot my my VISTA
>> workstation it will immediatly return TRUE. Corsair is the DC that
>> has no workstations accounts that we are trying to copy files to.
>>
>> result = DirExist("\\CORSAIR\Drive1\$FusionImportAPD\voice\ ")
>>
>> Does anybody know what is going on here?
>>
>> Thanks in Advance!!!
>>
>
>

The ticket timeout is set to 24 hours on the "B" server (Corsair) which is
the DC for the MTSVOICE.local domain. All workstations are member of
MTS.LOCAL domain which has Mustang as its DC. Is there something about
Vista and accessing foreign DC that could be causing this issue?

Thanks

"Charles MacLean" <> wrote in message
news:86A8C5E3-22D0-4EC7-AF89-...
> We used the administrator's ID/password for the initial connection to
> Drive1-ServerB and then asked Windows to remember it. We are not prompted
> for ID/password after a fresh boot of the Vista WS but after a while if we
> try to click on the Server B -Drive1 we are once again prompted for the
> ID/password. When this happens the correct ID/password does not grant us
> access to the drive. We are experiencing a similar problem with an XP Pro
> WS but it is much less frequent.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Charles MacLean
> MTS, Inc.
>
>
> "Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]" <meiweb(nospam)@gmx.de> wrote in message
> news: .com...
>> Hello Charles,
>>
>> How are the permissions configured for drive1 on domainB? If the user
>> account and computer are member from domainA, there must be an user
>> account/password be used to access the SQL machine on domainB. I assume
>> the connection is lost because the security ticket is timed out.
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Meinolf Weber
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
>> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>>
>>> We have two Windows SBS 2003 RS servers on the same segment of our
>>> LAN.
>>> They are
>>> both DCs. The server A has all the user and computer accounts
>>> assigned to
>>> it. The second server B, is just a SQL database server with no users
>>> assigned to it. One of our Vista workstations has mapped drive1 on
>>> server B
>>> as drive Z on their work station. After booting the Vista machine the
>>> user
>>> can see all the folders on their drive Z and move files in and out of
>>> the
>>> network drive on server B drive1. After about an hour or so clicking
>>> on the
>>> user's Z drive yeilds a message telling that the drive is not
>>> accessable
>>> anymore. Trying to access server B's drive1 via the network works fine
>>> after
>>> inputting the proper credentials.
>>> The statements returns TRUE after a fresh boot of my VISTA workstation
>>> and fails (retuens FALSE) a few hours later. If I reboot my my VISTA
>>> workstation it will immediatly return TRUE. Corsair is the DC that
>>> has no workstations accounts that we are trying to copy files to.
>>>
>>> result = DirExist("\\CORSAIR\Drive1\$FusionImportAPD\voice\ ")
>>>
>>> Does anybody know what is going on here?
>>>
>>> Thanks in Advance!!!
>>>
>>
>>
>