When Changes to Connection Options Take Effect

Changes to connection options will take effect the next time a network resource is connected, not mapped. There is a reason for this distinction. When you browse into an exported file system on a network through Network Neighborhood, that resource gets temporarily connected. If you then change a connection option and map that same resource to a local drive letter, the new option will not be used because the resource is already connected.

Resources that are connected through Network Neighborhood, but not mapped, will be disconnected:

• After the 5-minute time-out has been reached

• When the user logs out

Once the resource has been disconnected, browsing or mapping that resource will use the new connection options.

The surest way, however, to make sure the changed connection options are used when you connect to a server or other resource is to restart Windows 95.