Re: network slows down after SP2 install

Hi Jim,

Thanks for updating.

Please take your time to try my suggestion.

Also, please setup a test machine with Windows XP SP2 and office 2003 SP2,
can this machine copy the file slowly?

Description of the Office 2003 post Service Pack 2 hotfix package: November
7, 2005
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900612/en-us

If you have ISA 2004 installed, please install the latest updates for
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2004.

For more information:

You may experience network-related problems after you install Windows
Server 2003 SP2 or the Scalable Networking Pack on a Windows Small Business
Server 2003-based computer that has an advanced network adapter
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936594
/en-us

I am looking forward to hear from you.

If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Best regards,

Robert Li(MSFT)

Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

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<Robert:
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<The only item on your list I cannot address as already being done is item
3.
<I will check that later this morning.
<
<It still bugs me that SP2 would be this harmful.
<
<My users still use ACT! 6.0 and before SP2, they could open the database
and
<run just fine. Now, the program will open the database and then fail,
<giving a hard error. That's the XP Pro, original installs. These
machines
<cannot even run the program locally being disconnected from the server
with
<a local copy of the database. Some policy or something has been really
<hosed. However, the machines updated from W2K still open and read the
<database just fine! Go figure.
<
<Jim
<
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<
<"Robert Li [MSFT]" <v-robeli@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
<news:rlLjkv2oHHA.1144@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<> Hi Paul,
<>
<> Thanks for posting in our newsgroup and also for Susan's input.
<>
<> First you have called the MS phone support, but it's not resolved. The
<> problem is really complex. Thanks for your time and patience.
<>
<> Please take the following steps:
<>
<> Step 1: Disable SMB signing.
<>
<> SMB signing is designed to prevent against Man-in-the-middle attacks but
<> will reduce network performance because every packet has to be signed,
and
<> every packet has to be decrypted.
<>
<> To disable SMB signing in Windows 2003, perform the following steps.
<>
<> 1. Open GPEDIT.MSC
<> 2. Open the "Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security
<> Settings\Local Policies\Security Options" folder.
<> 3. Locate the "Microsoft network server: Digitally sign communications
<> (always)" policy setting, and then click "Disabled" or "Do Not
Configure".
<>
<> You can also modify the following key to disable SMB signing.
<>
<>
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameter
<> s]
<> "enablesecuritysignature"=dword:00000000
<> "requiresecuritysignature"=dword:00000000
<>
<> Step 2: Look at the following KBs:
<>
<> 927695 You cannot host TCP connections when Receive Side Scaling is
<> enabled
<> in Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2
<>
<> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;927695
<>
<> Windows 2003 service pack 2 known issues on Small Business Server 2003
<> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=555912
<>
<> Step 3: Take the steps in KB 321098
<> Slow network performance occurs if you copy files to a domain controller
<> that is running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003
<> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321098/
<>
<>
<> Step 4: On the server, change the NIC properties.
<>
<> Go to Internal NIC properties, On general tab clicked configure button,
<> click advanced tab,
<>
<> Turn off following properties
<> Offload Receive IP checksum,
<> Offload Receive TCP checksum,
<> Offload TCP segmentation,
<> Offload transmit IP checksum
<> Offload transmit TCP checksum
<>
<> Step 4: Install SP2 for WIN XP and latest service pack for Office 2003 on
<> client computer.
<>
<> I am looking forward to hear from you.
<>
<> If you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to let me know.
<>
<> Best regards,
<>
<> Robert Li(MSFT)
<>
<> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
<>
<> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
<>
<> =====================================================
<>
<> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
<> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the
corresponding
<> newsgroups so that they can be resolved in an efficient and timely
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<> You can locate the newsgroup here:
<> http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx
<>
<> When opening a new thread via the web interface, we recommend you check
<> the
<> "Notify me of replies" box to receive e-mail notifications when there are
<> any updates in your thread. When responding to posts via your newsreader,
<> please "Reply to Group" so that others may learn and benefit from your
<> issue.
<>
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<> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
<> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In
<> doing
<> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
<>
<> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
<> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
<>
<> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
<>
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<>
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<> <They all had to be flattened and XP Pro re-installed
<> <
<> <are you saying that a support engineer from microsoft asked you to
<> reinstall
<> <all of your clients?
<> <
<> <
<> <"jim" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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<> <> The blog notes and instructions from the SBS blog have all been
heeded.
<> <> 32
<> <> hours of talking with tech support on the phone, changing the nic
card,
<> <> updating all the drivers, and still, the system is dogging to the
point
<> of
<> <> being painful. Here is the unexplainable issue: I have 5 new
<> machines,
<> <> all
<> <> came from Dell with XP Pro installed. They all had to be flattened
and
<> XP
<> <> Pro re-installed. They worked great until SP2 was installed. Now
they
<> <> take
<> <> 5 minutes to open an 8MB spread*** they used to open in 20 seconds.
<> My
<> <> 3
<> <> old machines were upgraded from W2K to XP Pro and they worked fine
<> before
<> <> SP2
<> <> was installed. Afterward, they are slower, but work better than the
<> new
<> <> machines. The old machines can still run ACT 6.0. The new machines
<> fail
<> <> with a program error after opening the database. Explain that!
<> <>
<> <> All file access to the network is so slow now. Don't suggest anything
<> <> previously mentioned in the blog. 4 MS engineers can verify that all
<> the
<> <> tricks have been done as outlined in this blog.
<> <>
<> <> There must have been some other deep layer of connectivity between the
<> <> server and workstations that does some kind of handshaking/security
<> <> checking
<> <> that is slowing things down. Excel seems to have been hit the
hardest.
<> <> It
<> <> is a terrible thing to see a 2GB 4Ghz Dual Core processor take 60
<> seconds
<> <> to
<> <> copy 10 files of 80K each from the network to the local drive.
<> <>
<> <> I have 5 SBS 2003 servers and 3 of them are just fine. This one is
<> dying
<> <> and SP2 failed to install on the other one. I am afraid to work the
<> issue
<> <> as
<> <> it might turn out like this one.
<> <>
<> <> I really do need ideas and help short of flattening the server, as
that
<> <> may
<> <> not help anyway. Ideas, anyone?
<> <
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