Re: Slow access to Excel when logged onto the domain

as long as this 2nd box is a DC and runs DNS having it do DHCP is OK, I'd be
interested in it's DHCP scope options, just to compare to SBS expectations.

It does though sound like this PC can't see a share location. Please check
the 'hosts' file, make sure there's no manual entries in there.

Hang on, three IPs are of interest
192.168.2.8 2nd W2k3 server (DHCP+WINS, hopefully DNS
192.168.2.9 what's this?
192.168.2.15 SBS

though it is reasonable for another AD DC to offer DHCP and other services
(WINS, DNS) I'd disable DHCP on the alternate box and allow SBS to do it, at
least as a test. You might also try setting the client PC to a manual config
pointing solely at the SBS for these services, see if the problem still
happens.


"Brad Pears" <donotreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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We have a Windows 2003 server acting as a backup domain controller
(192.168.2.8). I was of the understanding that the backup DNS server IP
had to be listed on the primary as well? Is that not the case?

The SBS is not doing DHCP just because DHCP was already set up on a
different server before the SBS machine was installed. SBS is already
doing too much!

Thanks,

Brad

"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Hi Brad,

Delete the DNS 192.168.2.8 on the server nic. Why is the SBS not doing
the
DHCP??

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Marina Roos
Microsoft SBS-MVP
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"Brad Pears" <donotreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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Hi Marina.. Yes, the DHCP server is one machine, the WINS and DNS
servers
are our SBS machine (192.168.2.15).

Here is the IPconfig from the SBS..

Windows 2000 IP Configuration

I tried removing the client PC from the domain and then re-adding -
still
the same issue... It is fine when not connected to the domain though!!


Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : true3
Primary DNS Suffix . . . . . . . : TNLHDOM.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : TNLHDOM.local

Ethernet adapter Intel Pro 1000 MT Gigabit Ethernet Adapter - onboard:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : tnlhdom.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-C0-9F-1D-73-E1

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.15

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.8
192.168.2.15
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.15



"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Hi Brad,

That ipconfig is no good at all. It is pointing to different WINS
servers
and DHCP server. Can you post the ipconfig/all from the server please?

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Marina Roos
Microsoft SBS-MVP
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"Brad Pears" <donotreply@xxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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Here is the ipconfig on that machine...

Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : tech3

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : TNLHDOM.local

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : TNLHDOM.local

tnlhdom.local



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : tnlhdom.local

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom 440x 10/100
Integrated
Controller

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-08-74-BF-95-9B

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes

Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.49

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.2

DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.9

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.15

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.15

Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 192.168.2.8

Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : March 29, 2006 9:38:17 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : April 5, 2006 9:38:17 AM
"Duncan McC" <hard@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In article <OBSUix1TGHA.4436@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
donotreply@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
Sorry, I should have mentioned all this stuff...

Only this user - and ONLY on this machine. If he logs into the
domain
on
another machine, he can access Excel files no problem - speed is
good.

The issue has been going on for some time - he just never
mentioned
it
to
me until recently...

So, in a nutshell, it appears that it only happens on this
machine,
and
ONLY when he logs into the domain on this machine. Any other
machine
is
just fine...

It happens for all excel files... (especially ones that inlcude
links
to
other spreadsheets...

Have also done a defrag on his HD (as it needed it) but that is
not
the
issue. Maybe I should simply try uninstall/reinstall Office (or
specifically Excel?)

It sounds to me like a machine problem (connecting to the Server /
LAN).

Could we have an ipconfig /all for the PC concerned?

Meantime, why not try disconnecting the PC from the domain (put it
into
peer-to-peer mode, aka Workgroup mode), then reconnecting back to
the
domain.

--
Duncan












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