hi, thanks for the reply.
i've looked in every log but don't see anything unusual. the RODC will serve requests sometimes... as of late it is doing it more regularly. when it does, the script fires and i get my drive mappings.:)
i also notice when it does work and i check Slow Link it is stating NO... whenever the script doesn't run it will say YES and is directly related to authenticating to a Writable DC.
today i have been reading on a possible problem when a 2003 DC is in the Domain as they do not understand RODC. i thought i had it figured out because it was working fine for a few hours but it did eventually go to one of the 2003 DC's to authenticate. i guess i have more work to do to figure this out.
what can i look for specifically in the 'Log' to prove this is serving requests properly?