Re: XP slow name resolution

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 05/12/04


Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 00:35:04 -0700

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windowsxp.network_web, please go to that group and try your question there.

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"Easty" <eastyinc@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message 
news:3d9bf66d.0405112252.40a89989@posting.google.com...
>I have a problem whereby when a user who is not a member of the local
> administrator or power users group logs onto a machine,  name
> resolution becomes **extremely** slow.
>
> Log on as a member of the local admin/power user group and you can
> ping
> via IP and hostname with an instant response.
>
> Log on as a member of the built in users group only and you can ping
> via
> IP with an instant response however when you ping via hostname it sits
> there for about 2 minutes before it gets a response.  There is no
> packet loss etc.
>
> DNS across the network is fine otherwise and a fresh installation of
> XP did not exhibit this problem, however I need to resolve the problem
> in on this image as there is software on it that would take weeks to
> reconfigure.
>
> Initial logon is always lightning fast, no problems with roaming
> profiles etc. just effects internet & outlook gives error exchange
> server unavailable.
>
> Anybody care to suggest where I should be looking? 


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