Re: Slow network access from WIN2000Pro

From: Richard G. Harper (rgharper_at_email.com)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 11:08:14 -0400

How about DNS on the server? Is it running? Does it have host entries for
the computers on the network? 

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"JM7" <b@compuserve.com> wrote in message 
news:%23JoYmeXcEHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> The router gives out the addresses
>
> cable modem 141.xxx.xx.xx
> router          192.168.0.1
> WIN  2000  192.168.0.4
> SBS 2003  192.168.0.250   assigned
>
>
> "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
> news:uOkbkOWcEHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> How are your PCs getting their IP addresses?  Are you running DHCP and 
>> DNS
>> on the server, or is the router giving out IP addresses?
>>
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>> Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]  rgharper@email.com
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>> "JM7" <one@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> > Opening files is slow.  also with MSACCESS with the front end on the
> WIN2K
>> > and the back end on SBS 2003 - the app runs very slow, because it takes
> a
>> > long time to retrieve the data from the SBS PC.
>> >
>> > I have the same app running on a WIN 98 PC it retrieves the data from
> the
>> > SBS MDB very fast.
>> >
>> > So it is only affecting the WIN 2k BOX
>> >
>> > The SBS address is 192.168.0.250
>> > the DLINK router is 192.168.0.1
>> > The WIN 2K is 192.168.0.4
>> >
>> > Can you clarify what settings should be used with DNS to get the best
>> > performance
>> >
>> > The router is connected to a cable modem
>> >
>> > thanks in advance
>> >
>> > --
>> > John
>> > jrg_REM_SPAM@bigpond.net.au
>> > "Richard G. Harper" <rgharper@email.com> wrote in message
>> > news:OszxCRNcEHA.4092@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> How's your DNS?  Is DNS running on the SBS2K3 Server?  Are the clients
>> >> set
>> >> to look at that DNS for name resolution?
>> >>
>> >> Can you define more clearly the "slowness" you're seeing?  Are file
>> >> moves/copies slow?  Or is it just opening files?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]  rgharper@email.com
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>> >>
>> >> "JM7" <b@compuserve.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:O1ltyhKcEHA.2816@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> >> >I have a network where I have just introduced an SBS 2003 server.  I
>> >> >have
>> >> > also made TCP/IP the main network protocol.
>> >> > Since all this has happened, file sharing traffic across the network
>> >> > especially to my WIN2K box has been slow.
>> >> >
>> >> > Initially I thought this was due to problems with SMB signing on the
>> >> > SBS
>> >> > 2003 but even after disabling this - it is slow.
>> >> >
>> >> > The network card reports 100Mbps connection.  But opening word files
>> >> > across
>> >> > the network is noticeably slow.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance
>> >> >
>> >> > --
>> >> > John M
>> >> > email:  jrg-rem-spam@bigpond.net.au
>> >> >
>> >> > ---------
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >>
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