login to the domain is Extremly slow !!

[maximos]

hi everyone, this is really weired,

I just had a fresh windows 2000 server with domain controler, and some windows xp pro , everytime i try i logon to the domain, from the xp workstations , it takes a good 4 minutes to logon, (i stayes for a long time on the screen saying"appling your personal settings)

Also the xp is a fresh installation,

Here is the steps i did,

i created a new user in the Active directory, the same as the xp client is login in with ,, i haven't installed anything else,

Is there anything am i missing ? or done wrong >?

Thanks for any help or thoughts

Max

 

[ChicagoTechNet]

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Why is XP running slower while logon 1

When I login into a Windows 2000 active directory from a new xp pro machine the login in is extremely slow. After logged on, everything works fine. But other windows versions don't have this problem.
A: This is almost like name resolution issue. Comparing with previous versions, XP is heavily dependent on DNS to find DC. If the DNS is configured incorrectly, XP will take longer time waiting for it to timeout before it tries using NetBIOS. Make sure
1) The DNS setup correct and have the server information.
2) XP clients can find the DNS server.
3) XP machine's DNS server is pointed to your internal DNS server rather than your ISP's DNS server.
4) Make sure no errors on logon scripts or GPO's that could be causing the delay.
5) Check any errors on event viewer.
6) Disable NetBIOS on the interfaces that client will not use.

Robert Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Windows, Network and How to at

http://www.ChicagoTech.net

 

[nhidalgo]

also make sure that this domain controller is a global catolog, or that a global catolog is on the same network segment as your xp clients.

Nick

 

[bcraig]

3 letters D-N-S!

I have just gone through the exact same thing. All of our windows 98 and 95 machines connect fine, as do our Windows 2000 pro machines, but none of the XP machines will log in without taking 5 minutes to do so. Go into the DNS settings, set them to the AD controller, and presto!

 

[CCNI]

Everyone here is correct.

Make sure you only put the AD domain controller in as your primary DNS on all your client PC's. You may be tempted to put your ISP DNS as secondary. Don't do it. Just leave the secondary empty and put the ISP DNS in as forwarders in your domain controller's DNS Manager.

Mike Jones, A+ MCSE
Systems Engineer/Owner
CCNI

http://www.ccni.com

 

[maximos]

perfect , it is working like a charm,

Thanks for all the help
Max