My Network Big Problem.

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Hi All,

I don't know why our clients logon windows 2000 server too slowly.
My network architecture of my company.
One static IP to connect my Linix Server, the Linux Server is DHCP Server. I
also installed windows 2000 server that using DHCP services by Linux Server.
Our clients is windows 2000 professional that also using DHCP Services by
Linux. I try to login to my windows 2000 server too slowly which including
startup and setup profile.

I will repleace windows 2000 server with linux server.
Evenif I am seperate new network which only have one server and one client,
but still slowly logon windows 2000 server.

Please comment.
 
Hello,

Local profiles may speed things up, but not by that much unless the profiles
are huge.

Slow logins are usually because there is some problem with DNS. Windows
2000 uses a lot of DNS with Active Directory. A DNS server must support SRV
(service) records for the network to work smoothly.

The workstation needs to locate the Win 2K server to log on. It will first
ask the DNS server. It first asks the DNS server. If the DNS server
supports SRV records, then it will tell the workstation where the server is
located. This is when things work fast. If the DNS server does not support
SRV records, then the workstation tries to find the server on its own, using
the Browser service. This is when things work slow.

Not all DNS server software support SRV records. The DNS server software
included with Windows 2000 does.

a)
I suggest that you use a static IP address on your Windows 2000 server. You
don't want your server to keep changing addresses and making it harder for
the workstations to find it.

b)
Your linux server may not support SRV records.
Try this command to test:

From a workstation, go to the command prompt.
Run nslookup.exe
Enter set type=all
Enter _ldap._tcp.dc._msdcs.<your domain name here>

If you get your windows 2000 server IP address back, then your DNS server is
fine. If not, then you may want to change your DNS server.

c)
Run ipconfig /all.
Do your DNS and DHCP servers all point to your Linux server?

Post back with the results.

regards,

SteveC
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