Network UNC vs Mapped Drive

[Steve]

Brand new Windows XP Pro SP2 PC with all patches/updates
One piece of secondary software loaded - Cad application called OrCad
User opens a file via a mapped drive and gets slow application performance
User opens same file via UNC path and get fast application performance

Same scenario but not nearly as noticable in browsing files and such

I've seen a lot of issues with XPRO2SP2 users that complain of slow UNC
browsing/performance but haven't seen much with slow mapped drive
performance.

Any tips/points to review?

Shut down all non-essentials services and startups already.

Thanks

 

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

Sounds like computer browser issues. Use prowstate to check the computer browser status and post back with the result.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
Brand new Windows XP Pro SP2 PC with all patches/updates
One piece of secondary software loaded - Cad application called OrCad
User opens a file via a mapped drive and gets slow application performance
User opens same file via UNC path and get fast application performance

Same scenario but not nearly as noticable in browsing files and such

I've seen a lot of issues with XPRO2SP2 users that complain of slow UNC
browsing/performance but haven't seen much with slow mapped drive
performance.

Any tips/points to review?

Shut down all non-essentials services and startups already.

Thanks

 

[Steve]

Thanks for the reply. A "browstat status" seems ok to me -

It returns:

Status for domain XXX on transport XXX
Browsing is active on the domain
Master browser name is: name of correct mataster
3 backup reservers retrieved from master
lists 3 other servers
There are 97 servers in the domain (other XP PCs)
There are 4 other domains (true, seperate entities that user does not browse to, use, etc)

It seems ok to me?

Sounds like computer browser issues. Use prowstate to check the computer browser status and post back with the result.

Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com