Re: Domain Logon Speed

From: Marina Roos [SBS-MVP] (marina_at_roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:52:37 +0200

Hi Michael,

You don't need to lock down the speed always, but if you have XP clients, it
sometimes helps to do this. Personally I haven't had the need yet to set
those nics on anything but autosense, but if you experience slowness, it can
help to put XP nics on anything but autosense. Check out
www.smallbizserver.net, SBS 2000, Workstations for some more information. 

-- 
Regards,
Marina
Microsoft SBS-MVP
"Harlequin" <michael.mason@arraspeople.co.uk> schreef in bericht
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> 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"...?
>
> -- 
> -----------------------------
>  Michael Mason
>  Arras People
>  www.arraspeople.co.uk
> -----------------------------
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
message
> news:eQdwyuxVEHA.2696@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > 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
> > >>> -----------------------------
> >
> >
>
>