Very Slow workstation logons

[Guest]

I recently configured a Windows 2000 domain controller and when my users try to log on with Windows XP Pro workstation. It takes a avery long time to log in. It says applying personal settings for about 60 seconds and then everything seems fine. I'm sure there is a way to speed the process up. But how ? Am I missing a setting somewhere

Thanks in advance.

 

[Scott Harding - MS MVP]

Do you have your internal clients pointing to your internal DNS server? This
sounds like a DNS issue. The clients should only be pointing to your
internal DNS server and not any ISP DNS servers. Then you configure your
Internal DNS server to use Forwarders to your ISP's DNS servers.

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

I recently configured a Windows 2000 domain controller and when my users

try to log on with Windows XP Pro workstation. It takes a avery long time to
log in. It says applying personal settings for about 60 seconds and then
everything seems fine. I'm sure there is a way to speed the process up. But
how ? Am I missing a setting somewhere ?

 

[Danny Sanders]

Sounds like a DNS problem. AD must have a DNS server for AD. Your AD DNS
server should point to itself for DNS, all AD clients must point to the AD
DNS server only. Configure your AD DNS server to forward requests and list
your ISP's DNS server as the forwarder.
See:
How to: Configure DNS for Internet Access In Windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300202

Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237675



hth

DDS W 2k MVP MCSE

I recently configured a Windows 2000 domain controller and when my users

try to log on with Windows XP Pro workstation. It takes a avery long time to
log in. It says applying personal settings for about 60 seconds and then
everything seems fine. I'm sure there is a way to speed the process up. But
how ? Am I missing a setting somewhere ?