Re: 120 second delay in network startup

From: Kenneth (Kenneth_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/08/04 

Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 13:33:02 -0800

I thought that might be a problem. I uninstalled Zone Alarm from my system
and tested the change, but I noticed no difference. I also tried with the
built-in firewall enabled and disabled, but there was no change in my network
startup time. Thanks for the suggestion.

"Malke" wrote:

> Kenneth wrote:
>
> > I recently performed a full install of XP Pro SP2 (not an upgrade or a
> > patch) on my Gateway laptop. When I startup the computer, everything
> > seems to come up fine. As soon as I try to access my wired OR wireless
> > network (with my SMC 802.11b card), I experience a 120 second delay
> > before my network is available. After the delay, everything works fine
> > until I shut down the system. I have reviewed all of my network
> > setings and adjusted them to various outher settings with no avail.
> > Any ideas or suggestions?
>
> Are you using a third-party firewall? You may need to upgrade to the
> latest version. We were experiencing similar symptoms with the Sygate
> Personal Firewall on our Windows boxen after SP2. Sygate put out an
> upgraded version and that fixed the issue. Perhaps you have something
> like that?
>
> Malke
> --
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>

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