I originally posted this question under networking, but this may be a better forum for my question. Have a weird problem. We're on a Windows 2000 domain where the users' home directory has been redirected using this syntax: \\fqdn.xxx\dfs root\sharename\%username%. The DFS root server is a member file server that holds the majority of the network shares (including the user profiles and home folders). The DFS root is registered in our AD. Here's the problem: Occasionally someone will try to open an Excel file on a share via a DFS link and will get an error message stating that the "\\fqdn.xxx\dfs root\" cannot be found. After a few minutes they can open the file and this has only been reported to me 10 times or so out of 70 users over a 60 day period, but I don't have an answer why this happens.
There is no problem with the Excel files in their home folder (also using DFS) and when you check the DFS status of the folder they are having problems with, it shows the status is OK. Additionally, any other type of file in that folder can be opened with no problem--Word and text files open normally, but I haven't tried Access files, as the problem usually fixes itself within 10 to 15 minutes. I can't find anything in the client or server logs that indicate a problem. The big mystery is why only Excel files are affected.
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