Slow going to a Network Share

[JoshFink]

Ok.. This problem is very strange... I have one laptop that I use 99% of the time. When I go to a network share, i.e. \\24-WKST\D it takes a little while to get there, or at least to resolve it seems.

If I go to another computer, run XP Pro as well, on the same switch no less and I type in \\24-WKST\D it goes right away and no waiting at all.

Any thoughts on this?

Thanks

Josh

 

[jrbarnett]

Josh,

Check that the DNS servers on the laptop are the same as that on the desktop. To do this, open a command prompt and type:
IPCONFIG /ALL <RETURN>

If they are the same, or not set, I would also check the C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC\HOSTS file. This is plain text and check if there is an entry for the server - or not.
If they are still the same- or non existent, it may be that the laptop is addressing the server by name, but the desktop is accessing them via its IP address (eg \\192.168.1.1\share rather than \\Server\share) as these don't need to be resolved.

Also if the laptop is used outside the company - is it part of the domain, or is it part of a workgroup with the same name as the domain - so it has to authenticate against the server every time it accesses a network resource.

John