Hello,
I am in front of a very annoying and random problem.
While browsing DFS file shares, Windows Explorer starts jumping back through the subdirectories to the root folder. It looks like something similar:
When i open the folder:
\\Share.local\Folder1\Folder2\Folder3\Folder4
In under 10 seconds, I am automatically redirected back to:
\\Share.local\Folder1\Folder2\Folder3\
Then jumps back to:
\\Share.local\Folder1\Folder2
Then it jumps back to where are located DFS namespace folders:
\\Share.local\Folder1\
This behaviour appears randomly and affects also other employees in the office. There's no specific pattern with this issue when it occurs- There are Windows 7 64b Pro and Windows 8 64b Ent machines that are connected to domain. Some use mapped network drives, some only shortcuts. Some will try to open desired folders by clicking folder by folder and also experience this issue.
There hasn't been any changes in the client machine network connection that could affect exploring folders. This starts and ends on a random moment.
Stationary machines are connected with cable, so are laptops (wireless turned off while using the docking station)
There are no sufficient event logs either in the client machine that could give some clues.
Here are some things we've already triedwithout results:
- Installed Classic Shell to reset Windows Explorer settings- seemed to help for a while.
- support.microsoft.com/kb/983620/en-us
- Disabled the 'Network Location Awareness' service
- Windows clean install. W7-> W8 – the problem remained the same.
- Everything looks also fine from file server side
- flushdns
- Disabled Remote Differential Compression
It pretty much looks like there’s a problem on DFS side, but I am pretty clueless where to look..
Have anybody met this problem? Hints and tips would be highly appreciated!
//Karin