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Error 3013, "The redirector has timed out to SERVERNAME" usually means
that the Server that you are attempting to connect to is:
- Either busy and cannot respond before the rdr timeout
- The network could be busy
- Bottleneck in the network
As to troubleshooting this problem, you may want to exhaust all means
before deciding to increase the amount of time before the redirector stops (SESSTIMEOUT). The SESSTIMEOUT parm can be set in the following registry location:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters
Some things you can try are to obtain a trace of the packets on
the network. You want to zoom in on the amount of time it takes for the
Server to respond back to the workstation.
Another idea is to perform what ever operations that was done backwards.
If you were connecting to ServerA from ServerB, try connecting to ServerB
from ServerA. Also have another client attempt to connect to the same
server to see if both redirectors have the same problem connecting to the
same server.
You may also want to check the following items:
- Check to see that the latest network driver is installed.
- Check to determine whether the network adapter has a configuration utility that allows tuning parameters. If so, try maximizing the network performance.