Long time to log on when domain is not available

[Guest ColinR]

I have a brand new laptop with XP Pro. The machine name and domain have been

set. The administrator can log onto the laptop with no problems. I have got

the new user to log on to the laptop with the "log on to:" set to the domain.

This creates the files within Documents and settings Shut down the laptop and

remove the network cable, I restart the laptop and get the user to log on but

this take forever.

 

Any ideas how I can get the log on to be much quicker? I need the user to

log onto the domain so the user can access mapped drives etc via a VPN.

[Guest ColinR]

RE: Long time to log on when domain is not available

 

Bit more information for you, I forgot to mention that in order to test the

laptop the network cable is removed and replaced by a network cable from an

ADSL router. This is to test the setup the user will have at home.

 

"ColinR" wrote:

> I have a brand new laptop with XP Pro. The machine name and domain have been

> set. The administrator can log onto the laptop with no problems. I have got

> the new user to log on to the laptop with the "log on to:" set to the domain.

> This creates the files within Documents and settings Shut down the laptop and

> remove the network cable, I restart the laptop and get the user to log on but

> this take forever.

>

> Any ideas how I can get the log on to be much quicker? I need the user to

> log onto the domain so the user can access mapped drives etc via a VPN.

>

[Guest JJ]

RE: Long time to log on when domain is not available

 

It sounds like a DNS issue

Is this user able to log on faster once the network cable is plugged in?

--

Regards,

Jeremy Johnston

I.T. Engineer

CCNA - MCP

 

 

"ColinR" wrote:

> Bit more information for you, I forgot to mention that in order to test the

> laptop the network cable is removed and replaced by a network cable from an

> ADSL router. This is to test the setup the user will have at home.

>

> "ColinR" wrote:

>

> > I have a brand new laptop with XP Pro. The machine name and domain have been

> > set. The administrator can log onto the laptop with no problems. I have got

> > the new user to log on to the laptop with the "log on to:" set to the domain.

> > This creates the files within Documents and settings Shut down the laptop and

> > remove the network cable, I restart the laptop and get the user to log on but

> > this take forever.

> >

> > Any ideas how I can get the log on to be much quicker? I need the user to

> > log onto the domain so the user can access mapped drives etc via a VPN.

> >

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Long time to log on when domain is not available

 

Hello ColinR,

 

Please post an ipconfig /all from the dc and the client.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I have a brand new laptop with XP Pro. The machine name and domain

> have been set. The administrator can log onto the laptop with no

> problems. I have got the new user to log on to the laptop with the

> "log on to:" set to the domain. This creates the files within

> Documents and settings Shut down the laptop and remove the network

> cable, I restart the laptop and get the user to log on but this take

> forever.

>

> Any ideas how I can get the log on to be much quicker? I need the user

> to log onto the domain so the user can access mapped drives etc via a

> VPN.

>

[Guest ColinR]

RE: Long time to log on when domain is not available

 

Once I complete the steps previous mentioned, I am at the stage of having the

laptop with the network cable from an ADSL router, when the user logon the

process take a very long time. As soon as I remove the ADSL network cable the

logon process completes with no further problems.

 

I suspect that once the ADSL network cable is plugged in the laptop waits

for the domain, but this will not be available.

 

thanks

 

 

"JJ" wrote:

> It sounds like a DNS issue

> Is this user able to log on faster once the network cable is plugged in?

> --

> Regards,

> Jeremy Johnston

> I.T. Engineer

> CCNA - MCP

>

>

> "ColinR" wrote:

>

> > Bit more information for you, I forgot to mention that in order to test the

> > laptop the network cable is removed and replaced by a network cable from an

> > ADSL router. This is to test the setup the user will have at home.

> >

> > "ColinR" wrote:

> >

> > > I have a brand new laptop with XP Pro. The machine name and domain have been

> > > set. The administrator can log onto the laptop with no problems. I have got

> > > the new user to log on to the laptop with the "log on to:" set to the domain.

> > > This creates the files within Documents and settings Shut down the laptop and

> > > remove the network cable, I restart the laptop and get the user to log on but

> > > this take forever.

> > >

> > > Any ideas how I can get the log on to be much quicker? I need the user to

> > > log onto the domain so the user can access mapped drives etc via a VPN.

> > >