Re: Slow response time

Great, thanks William. I will give this a try.


"William Smith" <mecklists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:mecklists-1725F1.23112028052005@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> In article <OPmmouqYFHA.3152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> "Shaun Pillay" <shaunk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> We have recently completed a network project that consists of Windows
>> 2000
>> professional clients, Mac OS 9 clients a Windows 2000 Server DC and a
>> Windows Server 2003 file server. At the moment, all works fine except
>> that
>> users that are running the Mac's are complaining of very slow response
>> time
>> when they try to access files or folders on the Windows Server 2003
>> server.
>> Network speeds, packets etc have been analysed and all looks okay.
>
> Hi Shaun!
>
> Can you tell if your Macs are connecting via Appletalk or TCP/IP? TCP/IP
> should be much faster.
>
> You can force a TCP/IP connection by opening the Chooser, selecting the
> AppleShare icon, clicking the IP Address button and entering either an
> IP address or server name. If this fails, then you're Macs are probably
> connecting via AppleTalk and you'll need to troubleshoot your IP problem.
>
> To quickly check the method your Macs are using, mount a server volume
> on the Mac, select it and choose File --> Get Info. It will tell you you
> either have an Appletalk or TCP/IP connection.
>
> Hope this helps! bill
> --
> William M. Smith
> (Microsoft Interop MVP)


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