Server goes offline at random

I'm using SBS 2008 mainly for running emails and as a data storage for financial and other database programs, so the data is stored on the server.
Unfortunately, for some reason, especially on one workstation (all windows 7 pro) if you stop entering data on the workstation for a short time to answer the phone or whatever, the server goes offline for that user (mainly) so any data on the screen
would have to be entered again. To get it to work again you have to go into windows explorer to tell it to "work online".
As mentioned, it appears to be random, and worse on one workstation.
Any suggestions how to stop this irritation?
John French

sorry, it was posted in the wrong forum, my mistake, I thought I was in windows server.
but when it does go offline SharePoint is offline for the user as well.
I'll withdraw from this forum and attempt to post it properly.
John French

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