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Mik
Hi,
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes :
NetWare 5.0 SP6a server running DHCP server
Windows 2000 Server
DNS request are handled by DSL router whose IP address is primed as
the DNS server when a PC is allocated an IP address by the Novell DHCP
server
Windows 95 (Yes, still!!), 98SE, and 2000 workstations (Novell
Client 3.40)
Two new Windows XP SP1 Workstations (Novell Client 4.90 SP2)
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All Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 workstations connect to both servers
without problems, and access the Internet fine too.
The two new WinXP PCs, custom-built , with Windows XP SP1 and all
patches, initially would not connect to the Windows 2000 Server till
we modified the HOSTS file to add the IP address of the Windows 2000
Server. They both login to the NetWare server instantly. However,
when it comes to login in to the Windows 2000 Server, it takes 10
minutes for them to complete "Loading policies, security settings,
personal profile, etc..., etc...". There are no policies defined on
the Windows 2000 Server. Once the XP PCs have logged in after 10
minutes, everything works fine, but it takes 10 minutes to get there !
My question : Is this a DNS issue, specific to XP, is it a WINS
issue, or, possibly, a Novell Client issue ? (Remember, none of the
other PCs, 60 of them running Win95/98/ME/2000, have this problem).
Also, if I disable the Client for Microsoft Networks so that the XP
PCs only login to the Novell Server, the login is then instantaneous.
Thanks for any help.
Mik
Not sure if this is the right place to post this but here goes :
NetWare 5.0 SP6a server running DHCP server
Windows 2000 Server
DNS request are handled by DSL router whose IP address is primed as
the DNS server when a PC is allocated an IP address by the Novell DHCP
server
Windows 95 (Yes, still!!), 98SE, and 2000 workstations (Novell
Client 3.40)
Two new Windows XP SP1 Workstations (Novell Client 4.90 SP2)
--------------------
All Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 workstations connect to both servers
without problems, and access the Internet fine too.
The two new WinXP PCs, custom-built , with Windows XP SP1 and all
patches, initially would not connect to the Windows 2000 Server till
we modified the HOSTS file to add the IP address of the Windows 2000
Server. They both login to the NetWare server instantly. However,
when it comes to login in to the Windows 2000 Server, it takes 10
minutes for them to complete "Loading policies, security settings,
personal profile, etc..., etc...". There are no policies defined on
the Windows 2000 Server. Once the XP PCs have logged in after 10
minutes, everything works fine, but it takes 10 minutes to get there !
My question : Is this a DNS issue, specific to XP, is it a WINS
issue, or, possibly, a Novell Client issue ? (Remember, none of the
other PCs, 60 of them running Win95/98/ME/2000, have this problem).
Also, if I disable the Client for Microsoft Networks so that the XP
PCs only login to the Novell Server, the login is then instantaneous.
Thanks for any help.
Mik