Slow Logon

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I have a user on an xp pro machine. It is pretty quick thinkpad t42p,
1.8 centrino with 1 gb of memory, although recently after the user or
any user (local or domain) try to logon the first time it takes about 4
min, after the first logon it reverts back to it's previous speed. I
have reapplied the service pack, defraged the hard drive, removed the
computer from the domain, re-added it, removed the user's profile and
created a new one to no solution. Anyone have any ideas?
 
Are they pointing to the correct DNS servers? IE your internal DNS server
for AD? Also do they have Sp2 installed? You may try disabling the firewall
if they do but I would suspect this is a DNS issue.

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Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

adam said:
I have a user on an xp pro machine. It is pretty quick thinkpad t42p,
1.8 centrino with 1 gb of memory, although recently after the user or
any user (local or domain) try to logon the first time it takes about 4
min, after the first logon it reverts back to it's previous speed. I
have reapplied the service pack, defraged the hard drive, removed the
computer from the domain, re-added it, removed the user's profile and
created a new one to no solution. Anyone have any ideas?
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rights.
 
This was my problem:

http://www.tunexp.com/tips/communicate/very_slow_boot_when_networking/


On some XP Pro installations, when connected to a network (peer-peer in
this case), the computer boot time is over 1:40. The system seems to
freeze after logging in and the desktop may not appear or will freeze
for a minute. As timed with the utility, Bootvis.exe, the problem was
with the driver mrxsmb.dll, adding over 67 seconds to the boot time.
Turning off and restoring file and printer sharing eliminated 65 seconds
from the boot time.

Alt-click (or right-click) on Network Places > Properties.
Alt-click on Ethernet Adapter connection > Properties.
Un-check "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" > OK.
Reboot.
If you need file or printer sharing, repeat the above, re-check the box
and re-boot again.
 
Thanks for the info.

--
Scott Harding
MCSE, MCSA, A+, Network+
Microsoft MVP - Windows NT Server

adam said:
This was my problem:

http://www.tunexp.com/tips/communicate/very_slow_boot_when_networking/


On some XP Pro installations, when connected to a network (peer-peer in
this case), the computer boot time is over 1:40. The system seems to
freeze after logging in and the desktop may not appear or will freeze
for a minute. As timed with the utility, Bootvis.exe, the problem was
with the driver mrxsmb.dll, adding over 67 seconds to the boot time.
Turning off and restoring file and printer sharing eliminated 65 seconds
from the boot time.

Alt-click (or right-click) on Network Places > Properties.
Alt-click on Ethernet Adapter connection > Properties.
Un-check "File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks" > OK.
Reboot.
If you need file or printer sharing, repeat the above, re-check the box
and re-boot again.
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rights.
 
I think i was too quick on the trigger, i am having problems with the
Client for Microsoft networks (which i need so the user can access the
shares on the servers) if i remove this from the card, even with file
and printer sharing enabled it is under 45 seconds, if not i get a long
wait before the login at the "preparing network connections" screen.

There is nothing in the Event viewer that says something is wrong, only
information is posed to it. I have diabled the BITS service with no
luck, i have also tried updating to sp2 as microsoft recomends
(http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=329457).

I am really at a loss here. Any ideas?
 
I'd look into DNS, every time I've experienced slow log on it's been DNS. Do
you have the local DNS settings set manually in the DNS setting on the NIC? I
think this is what Scott was hinting at too. How does NSlookup work, have you
tried it?
 
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