Laptop Very Slow When out of My Office Network

[Ross]

Hi there,
My laptop is running Windows XP Pro, is a part of my Windows domain
"mydomain", and works very well at my office.
If I boot it up without any network connection, and login as my account to
"mydomain", it still works very well.
But, if I connect it to any other network (e.g. my home network, or a
customer's network), and login as my account to "mydomain", its performance
is extremely slow. It takes about 2 minutes to get the desktop workplace
after login. If I double click "My Computer" to try to open it, it takes
about 1 minute to let me see the C: drive - a flashlight just keeps scanning
and scanning.

Any idea would greatly appreciated,
Ross

 

[CheshireCat]

Hi there,
My laptop is running Windows XP Pro, is a part of my Windows domain
"mydomain", and works very well at my office.

It may be continuously searching for a domain controller.
Ive never used one but you might try one of the multiple network
configuration tools eg http://www.select-a-net.com/
Do a google for others