Re: Domain Logon Speed

From: Harlequin (michael.mason_at_arraspeople.co.uk)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 07:39:49 +0100

Thanks Marina, Lawntech.

Once in the new offices I certainly will be using a "formal" network
infrastructure. 2 NICs, DHCP and all the other things suggested in this
newsgroup.

One question though if you don't mind:

Why would I need to lock down resources to "specific NIC speed/duplex
setting"...? 

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 Michael Mason
 Arras People
 www.arraspeople.co.uk
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"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Harlequin wrote:
> > Thanks Marina.
> >
> > Once we move and I deploy the server "For Real" I'm considering self
> > assigned IP addresses. Do you think this would have any benefits or
> > would you simply allow DHCP to manage everything...?
>
> Self assigned? As in, statics? No way. Use DHCP from the SBS
> server....statics should be used only for servers, network devices, &
> printers (even for the latter, you could use DHCP reservations). The days
of
> keeping track of IP addresses with a spread*** are over, my friend, and
> they won't be missed by me!
>
> What Marina was getting at is that in AD, since everything relies *very*
> heavily on DNS, you must specify that all servers and workstations specify
> *only* the internal AD-integrated DNS server's IP address in their network
> settings. The AD-integrated DNS server should be set up with forwarders to
> your ISP's DNS servers for external resolution.
>
> I would also suggest that you lock down all servers & workstations at a
> specific NIC speed/duplex setting - don't use autosense anywhere. If
you're
> using a hub, get a good switch instead. If you can afford it, get a
managed
> switch & lock down the ports to the same speed/duplex setting as well.
>
> In addition, if you use roaming profiles, make sure the profiles are tiny.
> Redirect My Documents to the users' home directories - via group policy
> folder redirection or manually set per profile, as you wish.
>
> >
> >
> >> Hi Michael,
> >>
> >> Check the ipconfig/all on the clients. Everything should point to the
> >> server-IP.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Marina
> >> Microsoft SBS-MVP
> >>
> >> "Harlequin" <michael.mason@arraspeople.co.uk> schreef in bericht
> >> news:%23hPQJIxVEHA.2696@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>> Hi all
> >>>
> >>> Hopefully another quickie...
> >>>
> >>> I've noticed that when users logon to the domain it takes a while,
> >>> I mean "Go make a cup of coffee" while.
> >>>
> >>> I hope this is down to the current infrastructure, non-structured
> >>> 10 Mb ps network. However, I'd still be interested in any tips
> >>> anyone has for speeding up a domain logon.
> >>>
> >>> As an aside: one user referred to something they saw as being
> >>> "Nearly as slow as logging on to 'Mick's' domain". That certainly
> >>> made me think...
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> -----------------------------
> >>>  Michael Mason
> >>>  Arras People
> >>>  www.arraspeople.co.uk
> >>> -----------------------------
>
>