Re: FN-FORUM Home network problem

date posted 5th January 2003 14:35

Thanks - that's given me something to think about!

Regards

Grant


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> No internal DNS, no AD, no point in using AS with a workgroup (might as
well
> use Pro and save money).
>
>
> What SPs and hotfixes to do you have on all machines? what protocols are
you
> using? What's in the eventlog (if anything)? What have you done to
> troubleshoot it so far? XP home or XP pro? If it's home. give up trying to
> use it with a server, it's a waste of time and money (personal - I hate XP
> Home).
>
> How are the machines connected? What are you using as a firewall? How do
you
> log on? What is providing IP addresses? How are you doing the Internet
> connection - I am assuming RRAS, NAT with packet filtering as you are
using
> server and do not mention an adsl router.
>
> Make sure you are not doing anything daft:
> http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/troubleshoot/myths.htm
>
> * Try forcing the cards to 10 half, rather than auto, and check config of
> all cards. If the hub is 10, you can only run at 10.
> * Get rid of XP's firewall for any PCs on internal TCP/IP network
> * Get rid of unnecessary protocols
> * Enable NBT on all computers (Netbios over TCP/IP)
> * If you are not running your own DNS, put a hosts file with the local PC
> names and addresses in it on each PC.
> * Always log on (don't use automatic login), and make sure the exact same
> accounts and passwords exist on all PCs.
> * make sure no machines are trying to register with your ISPs DNS server.
> * don't use the server as a workstation or put a workstation OS on it.
> * Disable XP's checking for scheduled tasks - article is 2k but works for
> XP http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q245800
>
>
> BTW mapping drives or accessing network shares by UNC path using Start,
run
> is much quicker than browsing in My Network Places or Explorer.
>
> HTH
>
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> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 11:46 AM
> Subject: FN-FORUM Home network problem
>
>
> > Hi all, and Happy New Year to ya!
> >
> > I have an irritating problem with my home network which I don't want to
> put
> > up with anymore - it is painfully slow. I connect to the internet adsl
on
> a
> > Win2k Advanced Server machine, and run Win XP on the other two. It is
> > presently set up just as a workgroup. My downloads on the Win2k machine
> come
> > in at least twice as fast as on the other two machines, and transferring
> > files between the machines is pathetically slow - slower than
downloading
> > from the internet.
> >
> > If it's relevant, the hub is 10mb and the cards are 10/100, set to
> > autodetect the network speed.
> >
> > Can anybody give me any suggestions?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Grant
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