Single client has enormously slow login.

[Guest it-support]

Hi,

Our server runs 2003 with XP client. Our XP clients takes about 5-10 seconds

to login and until you see the start menu.

 

Introduction:

We have had issues before were login took as long as a couple of minutes

which was a troublesome timesink for us. We fixed this issue however, by

setting the DNS manual to point to out server.

 

To make it simple I used the groupeditor and specified what DNS clients are

supposed to use. Simple and efficient, and the alternative to change dns on

clients are now grey:ed out - just like I want it.

 

Our problem:

Recently I setup a new client and I discovered that it was not affected by

the servers DNS policy and did not have the alternative for dns grey:ed out.

Other policies, like for example disabling security center abides the server

policy and is also disable on this client.

 

The problem is at login in, it takes ages... sometimes 5-10 minutes. Today

it has been sitting for 20 minutes and trying to login.

 

I have no idea what is wrong with this machine. Any clues? I would be very

grateful for some help on this. Thanks in advance.

 

 

The new client that I installed was previously used by another user, and the

computers "switched" users. I removed both computers from our domain.

Switched the computers machine names locally and then connected them to the

domain. At first the same computer with login issues had the same IP adress

as the other for some reason and I could still login to the domain but I

couldnt reach the network. After I reinstalled the network adapter it seemed

to be solved and didnt give it any more thought. I dont know if this might

have something to do with the above issue.

[Guest johnboy007]

RE: Single client has enormously slow login.

 

The machine names are associated with a unique SID and it sounds as though AD

is having a problem with that. You will solve it by taking them off them off

the domain giving them a unique name and joining them back to the domain.

 

Need more help? Just post back

 

 

 

"it-support" wrote:

> Hi,

> Our server runs 2003 with XP client. Our XP clients takes about 5-10 seconds

> to login and until you see the start menu.

>

> Introduction:

> We have had issues before were login took as long as a couple of minutes

> which was a troublesome timesink for us. We fixed this issue however, by

> setting the DNS manual to point to out server.

>

> To make it simple I used the groupeditor and specified what DNS clients are

> supposed to use. Simple and efficient, and the alternative to change dns on

> clients are now grey:ed out - just like I want it.

>

> Our problem:

> Recently I setup a new client and I discovered that it was not affected by

> the servers DNS policy and did not have the alternative for dns grey:ed out.

> Other policies, like for example disabling security center abides the server

> policy and is also disable on this client.

>

> The problem is at login in, it takes ages... sometimes 5-10 minutes. Today

> it has been sitting for 20 minutes and trying to login.

>

> I have no idea what is wrong with this machine. Any clues? I would be very

> grateful for some help on this. Thanks in advance.

>

>

> The new client that I installed was previously used by another user, and the

> computers "switched" users. I removed both computers from our domain.

> Switched the computers machine names locally and then connected them to the

> domain. At first the same computer with login issues had the same IP adress

> as the other for some reason and I could still login to the domain but I

> couldnt reach the network. After I reinstalled the network adapter it seemed

> to be solved and didnt give it any more thought. I dont know if this might

> have something to do with the above issue.