Use of a server as a forwarder?

[Curler]

Small network has replaced a Novell IPX box with Microsoft 2003 server running TCP/IP.

Main complaint is the time required for the workstations to establish the link to the application when compared to the IPX system.

The Windows 2003 server has a static address. They do not use Active Directory.

Would an improvement option be to set up the Windows 2003 box as a DNS server with a forwarder to the DNS in use now and have the client workstations use the Windows 2003 server as their primary DNS?

Thanks

 

[Curler]

I think I might be off track here.

Should I be using a WINS configuration?

Thanks

 

[cmeagan656]

What server hosts your DNS now?

I'd set it up as follows:

[li]W2K3 server hosts DNS.[/li]
[li]Clients point to W2K3 for their DNS.[/li]
[li]W2K3 server points to itself for DNS.[/li]
[li]W2K3 server has forwarders to external DNS server.[/li]


Hope this helps.

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[pompeychimes]

Why do you think its a DNS issue? Do you get the same results when you connect via IP only?

 

[burtsbees]

Could be STP in a switch also...

That negotiation can take 50 seconds, so anything like a PC, especially DHCP boxes, the switchports need to be set for spantree-portfast (that's the Cisco command, anyway...).

HTH

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[DonMc67]

Free and simple bandaid since you said it was a small network, if your clients are XP or earlier microsoft hunt down your hosts file edit that and then distribute it...

poorman's dns

 

[cisconooblet]

exactly what I was thinking burt. mind reader?

CCNA
Network +

 

[Shad007]

don't forget to remove the IPX protocol from the network stack if you no longer need it. This can cause slowdowns on tcp networks.