Slow Logon times

[Steve]

I have 5 computers in a lab that reguraly log on and off
of a Windows 2000 domain. The windows 2000 boxes log on
and off of the domain very fast however the XP boxes take
at least 5 minutes to log on to the domain. Is there any
way to speed this up or should we go back to only using
Windows 2000?

Thanks,
Steve Kessler

Network Admin
Beta Pi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta

 

[David Jones]

Set all the clients to use the internal DNS server
(usually your domain controller if you only have one).
If the clients then need Internet access as well, open
Administrative Tools->DNS on the server, and follow the
help file for adding a DNS forwarder. Add a DNS
forwarder that points to your ISP's DNS server.

 

[Guest]

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
Set all the clients to use the internal DNS server
(usually your domain controller if you only have one).
If the clients then need Internet access as well, open
Administrative Tools->DNS on the server, and follow the
help file for adding a DNS forwarder. Add a DNS
forwarder that points to your ISP's DNS server.

.

 

[Friedrich Braile]

-----Original Message-----
Set all the clients to use the internal DNS server
(usually your domain controller if you only have one).
If the clients then need Internet access as well, open
Administrative Tools->DNS on the server, and follow the
help file for adding a DNS forwarder. Add a DNS
forwarder that points to your ISP's DNS server.

I have the same problem.
We use a windows2000 domain server, and our XP clients took
at least 2 minute to perform a login on the domain.
Our DNS and IP settings are hardcoded in the TCP/IP
properties and we don't use DHCP

 

[IBTerry [MSFT]]

You might want to get a NETDIAG report from your domain controllers. Your
clients need to be able to local the AD specific DNS records in order to
function properly. The NETDIAG will allow you to verify that these records
are registered properly. A DCDiag report may also assist. Make sure your
clients are pointed to a DNS server that has entries for the AD DNS
records...i.e. _MSDCS etc.

IBTerry [MSFT]
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