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PostPosted: Mon Oct 13 13:12:12 CDT 2003 Top

Windows XP Network >> Log On to Network/Domain Server Hi!
Need help regarding this matter. I noticed that everytime
I Log on to network/domain server, it took 5-15 minutes
just to log-on. i am using Windows XP professional
edition.

Windows XP58  
 
 
Ron





PostPosted: Mon Oct 13 13:12:12 CDT 2003 Top

Windows XP Network >> Log On to Network/Domain Server "orville" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in message
news:0a4401c3915b$408efcf0$EMail@HideDomain.com...
> Hi!
> Need help regarding this matter. I noticed that everytime
> I Log on to network/domain server, it took 5-15 minutes
> just to log-on. i am using Windows XP professional
> edition.



Misconfigured DNS is the usual reason.

XP differs from previous versions of windows in that it uses
DNS as it's primary name resolution method for finding domain
controllers:

How Domain Controllers Are Located in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314861

If DNS is misconfigured, XP will spend a lot of time waiting for it to
timeout before it tries using legacy NT4 sytle NetBIOS.
( Which may or may not work. )

1) Ensure that the XP clients are all configured to point to the local
DNS server which hosts the AD domain. That will probably be the
win2k server itself.
They should NOT be pointing an an ISP's DNS server.
An 'ipconfig /all' on the XP box should reveal ONLY the domain's
DNS server.

( you should use the DHCP server to push out the local DNS server
address. )

2) Ensure DNS server on win2k is configured to permit dynamic updates.

3) Ensure the win2k server points to itself as a DNS server.

4) For external ( internet ) name resolution, specify your ISP's DNS server
not on the clients, but in the 'forwarders' tab of the local win2k DNS
server.

On the DNS server, if you cannot access the 'Forwarders' and 'Root Hints'
tabs because they are greyed out, that is because there is a root zone (".")
present on the DNS server. You MUST delete this root zone to permit the
server to forward unresolved queries to yout ISP or the root servers.
Accept any nags etc, and let it delete any corresponding reverse lookuop
zones if it asks.


The following articles may assist you in setting up DNS correctly:

Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;237675
HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300202


--
Best Regards,
Ron Lowe
MS-MVP Windows Networking


 
 
orville





PostPosted: Mon Oct 13 18:52:58 CDT 2003 Top

Windows XP Network >> Log On to Network/Domain Server
thanks rob




>-----Original Message-----
>"orville" <EMail@HideDomain.com> wrote in
message
>news:0a4401c3915b$408efcf0$EMail@HideDomain.com...
>> Hi!
>> Need help regarding this matter. I noticed that
everytime
>> I Log on to network/domain server, it took 5-15 minutes
>> just to log-on. i am using Windows XP professional
>> edition.
>
>
>
>Misconfigured DNS is the usual reason.
>
>XP differs from previous versions of windows in that it
uses
>DNS as it's primary name resolution method for finding
domain
>controllers:
>
>How Domain Controllers Are Located in Windows XP
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;314861
>
>If DNS is misconfigured, XP will spend a lot of time
waiting for it to
>timeout before it tries using legacy NT4 sytle NetBIOS.
>( Which may or may not work. )
>
>1) Ensure that the XP clients are all configured to
point to the local
> DNS server which hosts the AD domain. That will
probably be the
> win2k server itself.
> They should NOT be pointing an an ISP's DNS server.
> An 'ipconfig /all' on the XP box should reveal ONLY
the domain's
> DNS server.
>
> ( you should use the DHCP server to push out the
local DNS server
> address. )
>
>2) Ensure DNS server on win2k is configured to permit
dynamic updates.
>
>3) Ensure the win2k server points to itself as a DNS
server.
>
>4) For external ( internet ) name resolution, specify
your ISP's DNS server
> not on the clients, but in the 'forwarders' tab of
the local win2k DNS
>server.
>
>On the DNS server, if you cannot access the 'Forwarders'
and 'Root Hints'
>tabs because they are greyed out, that is because there
is a root zone (".")
>present on the DNS server. You MUST delete this root
zone to permit the
>server to forward unresolved queries to yout ISP or the
root servers.
>Accept any nags etc, and let it delete any corresponding
reverse lookuop
>zones if it asks.
>
>
>The following articles may assist you in setting up DNS
correctly:
>
>Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;237675
>HOW TO: Configure DNS for Internet Access in Windows 2000
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;300202
>
>
>--
>Best Regards,
>Ron Lowe
>MS-MVP Windows Networking
>
>
>.
>