I can not map a network drive in window 8.1 via VPN

Dear sir / madam,
I face a big problem. My company use VPN Connection. After my company upgrade the window from Window 7 to Window8.1 , we find that we can not reconnect the network drive. please find the details below:
1. I success to map drive and then logout / switch user.
2. wait two /three hours
3. i find the drive is disconnected.
4. when I try to reconnect, window can not find again. then I try to use netstat
C:\Windows\system32>netstat
TCP 172.28.97.31:58206 test-server:http TIME_WAIT
Then, i try to use cmd
5 it show reconnect successful by net use command. However , I need waste many time and I can not find the drive in window.
if I restart window, i can reconnect it quickly and find the drive in window.
the server is window server 2008 r2 and located at difference site.
if the server and PC located at same site, it is no problem.
both the server and PC are joined in same domain.
it is dell server and Lenovo M82 PC
please help me to solve the problem
(window 7 also have this problem. However, i can click the drive and it can reconnect quictly.i cannot do this in window 8.1.......it loop again)
thanks

Hi,
Is there any error message throwed when you reconnect the mapped drive? Can you directly access the UNC path of the mapped drive? What VPN programs do you use? Please check if the VPN client connect correctly.
You could refer to the thread below to check if the AD account is restricted by VPN.
Can't access mapped drives through VPN when away from office
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/a0ca41aa-08b8-4e46-a314-ffb7e401bd7a/cant-access-mapped-drives-through-vpn-when-away-from-office?forum=w7itpronetworking
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Dear sir / madam,
I face a big problem. My company use VPN Connection. After my company upgrade the window from Window 7 to Window8.1 , we find that we can not reconnect the network drive. please find the details below:
1. I success to map drive and then logout / switch user.
2. wait two /three hours
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4. when I try to reconnect, window can not find again. then I try to use netstat
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please help me to solve the problem
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thanks

Hi,
How did you map the network drive? Manually via GUI? Command? GPP? If you're using one of the above solutions, then try other solutions as a alternative way to check the result.
According to your description, If Windows remains unable to reconnect mapped Network Drive at login, then I would suggest you created a batch file with net use command, use it as an logon script, this provides an alternate way to reconnect drives on
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http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490717.aspx
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technomoney wrote:
>
> Im having an issue with different workstation not mapping any network
> drives. The issue to would seem totally random. Each time is over a
> wired connection. I havent been able to find a TID about this. The
> issue also just seems to have started, however no changes have been made
> to any of the workstations Ive seen this on. The errors I get in the
> login script are below. The servers are all NetWare 6.5SP7.
> Suggestions?
>
> > LOGIN-LGNWNT32.DLL-923: An unexpected error has occurred: 15 (8819).
> > LOGIN-LGNWNT32.DLL-923: An unexpected error has occurred: 13 (8819).
> > LOGIN-LGNWNT32.DLL-923: An unexpected error has occurred: 9 (8819).
> > LOGIN-LGNWNT32.DLL-918: This utility was unable to get connection
> > information. Error code: 8801
Basic network connectivity issue. One known common culprit for this
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Requirement is to run CMD.EXE under the Local System Account. So that we can map a network drive to be used by a windows service, which will be created by command: - net use z: \\servername\sharedfolder /persistent:yes

Environment:
OS: Windows 7 32/64 bit, Windows 2008 Server 64
bit/ Windows 2012 Server 64 bit
Priority:
- Critical
Requirement: - Since
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Hi Sir,
Nothing worked from above for us. You can see our remarks on posted query.
That’s why, we posted on forum.
And there will not be any vulnerability, because, if we will use "net
use ..."
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http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-files/location-is-not-available-to-mapped-network-drive/ca7eac5c-0e3d-494b-b488-e245978e4db9
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Thanks in advance,
Dime

> I should also mention, that the problem persist since some week ago. Before it, it was properly functioning.
Its difficult to say whats wrong in your case. My first idea is: set the system to early time point before this error appeared.
I would also recommend to disable all the security software and check if you come across the same problem.
If you still face the issue, then follow the link to fix the corrupted user profile.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/Windows7/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

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