Re: Domain Logon Speed

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

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 11:34:40 +0100

Thanks Marina.

You guys in here have been most helpful. MVP is definitely a title worthy of
having.

I think with yours and others help I will be deploying this server properly.

Many thanks. 

-- 
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 Michael Mason
 Arras People
 www.arraspeople.co.uk
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"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in message
news:elTJ%23W3VEHA.3740@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> 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
> news:eKy3Hq1VEHA.584@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > 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
> > > >>> -----------------------------
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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