Client logins are deathly slow!

[Steven Jones]

Hi,

I'm pretty new to home networking and have recently set up
a client server system consisting of 1 client and 1 server
directly connected with a 10/100 ethernet line using the
correct crossover cable. The Server uses Win2kServer and
the client uses XP Pro.

Win2kServer is set up via the Configure Your Server wizard
as a Domain Controller (domain is home.local) with Active
Directory (which contains a small handful of OUs with
users) DHCP and DNS. The server works fine, seemingly anyway.

I logged on to the client and successfully made it part of
the domain (home). I then logged out from the cient based
account and logged in as one of the users in the Active
Directory.

My problem is that it the client takes literally somewhere
around 45 minutes to 1 whole hour to log-in! It seems to
take forever on the "Loading Personal Settings" and
"Applying personal settings" bits and I'm lucky to ever see
the taskbar, let alone one that responds to mouseclicks.

Any help as to why there is a major bottleneck or something
will bevery much appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[Tim Hines [MSFT]]

Are your clients pointing to the DC for DNS? If they are not pointing to a
DNS server that holds the records for your domain then you may experience
slow logons. Have you checked the clients for errors? If so what are they?

--
Tim Hines, MCSE, MCSA
Windows 2000 Directory Services

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