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    Erasmo Guest

    Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    I'm really hoping that someone out there can really give me a hand with a
    major problem I'm having in my Windows network. First just let me explain
    that my Windows network is simple, one physical location, one 3Com switch, 40
    workstations running Windows XP Pro, and 5 servers runnng Windows Server 2003
    with SP2. Here is the issue:

    Every Windows XP workstation and member server are slow in resolving names,
    surfing on the Internet, going to a command prompt window and just runing the
    following commands are slow: ping, netstat, ipconfig, net view and so on...
    when I run those commands the response for the command to execute is about 3
    to 4 minutes and this is hapenning everywhere, but the ONLY server that seems
    to act normal here is the Domain Controller, is the ONLY server that is NOT
    slow.

    What things I checked? Well, I already verified IP settings on all member
    servers, DHCP server assigining IPs to clients has the correct settings, WINS
    is normal, my ISP router/gateway is fine, I did some Network Monitor packets
    on a few member servers and found nothing, I checked the switch port settings
    and all is normal... what else can I check or does anyone know what my issue
    may be...

    This one has being the most challeging one yet as I cannot figure out what
    is causing this slow responses...

  2. #2
    Meinolf Weber Guest

    Re: Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    Did you configure all servers and workstations to point only to your INTERNAL
    DNS server? Please post an ipconfig /all from one problem machine and your
    DC/DNS server here.

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    Erasmo Guest

    Re: Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    Here is an output of it:

    Windows IP Configuration

    Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : mtl-ts
    Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : promtl.local
    Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
    IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
    DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : promtl.local

    Ethernet adapter Private:

    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : companyname.ca
    Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
    Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-1F-6D-71-CF
    DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
    IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.5
    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254
    DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
    Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3

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    Meinolf Weber Guest

    Re: Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    Your primary dns suffix is promtl.local and your connection specific is companyname.ca?

  5. #5
    Erasmo Guest

    Re: Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    Yeah I replaced that one there to try to use a test lab, but anyway do you
    have an idea ? What are you trying to find by using ipconfig info? I have one
    DC which is hosting the DNS, DHCP and WINS services. The DC DNS is th
    eprimary DNS for all member servers and workstations, then the DNS has
    forwards to the outside to my ISP DNS servers. I'm trying to find a logical
    explanation as to why all the computers are slow when executing any type of
    commands, kind of like is thinking before giving me an answer to what I'm
    asking...

  6. #6
    Meinolf Weber Guest

    Re: Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    The reason for ipconfig.

    Very often a NIC configuration is pointing to the loopback interface for
    DNS for example or the ISP's DNS are configured on workstations and servers
    instead of the internal DNS server, which is the only one that should be
    used in a domain in private network's.

    Did you run dcdiag /v and netdiag /v to check for errors on your DC?

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    Re: Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    hi

    Just typing this in case its helpful to those lookin 4 a resolution.

    A similar issue happend to me and disabling the WINS option under the Local area connection properties, solved the issue.

    As the PC was trying to contact DCs during each network related command execution.

    Cheers
    Jay

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    Re: Slow Responses/ Windows Server 2003

    something stupid to try, most of my machines at work are set to AUTO under Link Speed & Duplex under advanced settings for the nic card. Some of the machines like it, some don't You could try switching them to 100 full or whatever your network can handle.

    Old post but what the hell,

    Good luck

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