On Mon, 14 May 2007 10:45:01 -0700, bruce-s <bruce-s@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I am having trouble with file sharing on vista home premium. I have a seconf
>drive that is set up to serve files to a small network with some vista and
>some xp machines attached.
>
>File sharing works fine most of the time, but occasionally, the shared files
>become unavailable to the network for no apparent reason. Most of the time I
>can resolve the problem by rebooting the machine that is sharing the files.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Bruce

Bruce,

Do all computers lose connection with the server simultaneously?

How many computers on your small network? Windows XP Home, and I'll bet Vista
Home, have a 5 connection limit, and that doesn't always mean only 5 other
computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/0...fected-by.html

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Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
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