My network drives "disconnect" after an interim time
when my PC is inactive - trying to re-connect takes
up to 10-15 seconds to local server (100MB LAN)

Please try this question on the network_web board. Go to the following
site, scroll to network_web, select it and post your question there:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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