Chuck,
yes, All of the connections drop out at the same time. I have 6 compuers
connected including the one that is hosting the files using either vista home
premium or xp pro.

Bruce

"Chuck" wrote:

> 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
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
> Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
> My email is AT DOT
> actual address pchuck mvps org.
>