WebDAV Client Troubleshooting

I'm using WebDAV to access files through Windows File Explorer stored in my SharePoint 2013 farm. There have been some issues with users getting disconnected from these network locations, such as the network location going offline from the client when
attempting to save. Are there any generic WebDAV troubleshooting steps I should be taking a look at on the client end? I found a few recommendations here: http://www.iis.net/learn/publish/using-webdav/using-the-webdav-redirector#003 but I
was wondering what else I should be looking at on the client side in order to troubleshoot WebDAV issues properly.
Thanks.

In an effort to answer my own question, I also found this article. http://mysharepointwork.blogspot.ca/2011/09/network-name-cannot-be-found-accessing.html
Open the command prompt and run the following commands on the server one row at a time
net stop webclient
net stop mrxdav
net start mrxdav
net start webclient
Also if you're running Window Server, then you'll need to install the Desktop Experience in order to have the Web Client service installed. I ran into this issue much to the chagrin of the rest of my server team when I told them I had to install it
on all the servers which they wanted to upload to SharePoint from using UNC paths.
Additionally there's a file size limit for uploads through the Web Client service. This can be increased through the registry, according to this article. http://yalla.itgroove.net/2012/09/webclient-service-file-size-limit-in-sharepoint/
By default, Web Client file size limit is set to 47Mb or so. To increase this limit:
Backup the Windows Registry – be cool, keep your job
Open Windows Registry using regedit command
Browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters
Right click on the FileSizeLimitInBytes and click Modify
Click on Decimal, and type 4294967295 and click OK
Restart Web Client service by typing services.msc.

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Egnyte wrote:
What do you mean by "you are going to have to go deeper than that" ?
Would it be possible for you to pm me a test account on your server ? I can then test my Mavericks against your server to see if this issue shows up.
I just mean that something like this requires additional supporting evidence. I was looking for the HTTP headers, which you provided.
My server is inside an application. Hopefully it will get approved and be in the Mac App Store any day now. Unfortunately, I have heavily dependent on the Finder working correctly on the reviewer's machine. As you know, such things are not guaranteed. Send me an e-mail and I will give you either a promo code or a test iTunes account, depending on my luck in the next 48 hours. You can crank your LogLevel to 9 and fill your console.app log - no Wireshark required.
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int network_unlock_with_nodecache_locked(
struct node_entry *node) /* -> node to unlock on server */
          int error;
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          CFStringRef lockTokenRef;
          char* locktokentofree = NULL;
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/* the 2 headers */
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// Apple seems to think this is required.
                    { CFSTR("Lock-Token"), NULL },
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/*unlocking the node cache before calling send_transaction()*/
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/* create a CFURL to the node */
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// Code obviously copy and pasted from network_delete() function.
/* in the unlikely event that this fails, the DELETE will fail */
// Event if locktokentofree is null or empty, lockTokenRef should still have a
// non-null value.
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// Don't even send the message if lockTokenRef is null.
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// Lock-Token gets a value here. Is there some value that will make
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/* Note: we use the credentials of the user than obtained the LOCK */
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The 'obvious' symptom was that Finder was sending the request for the 'OPTION" and 'PROPFIND' information and then displaying a popup dialog box saying that the server could not be found on the network.
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Your work in these forums has been remarkable and thank you for all your efforts to help all of us here.
I don't take a conspiratorial view of iCloud or Apple but it's clear that the server's existence is now predicated on the coalescense of Apple devices and is therefore just a loss-leader (for now) marketing tool. I do benefit from the handshaking of these devices and it's also kinda fun. As someone who, like yourself, is accustomed to other server space, I won't really miss the iDisk; so far it seems that Finder handles files up and down as before, even after migrating to iCloud, but I'm not sure if the current folder structure will stay the same once iDisk goes away. My limited experience with iCloud indicates that movement of files is application specific and will not have the flexibility of file movement/transferral like the iDisk had. On the other hand, I have to admit that acessing files on iDisk from my iPhone was cumbersome and required a third party client, like OneDisk or WebNav for up or downloading of files from this device. So maybe iCloud will simply streamline things I was previously doing, without the clumsiness.

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