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by redhiggy

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I have xp pro. workstation and have recently upgraded server to windows 2000 with active directory. Now workstations starting to hang up when logging in and logging out. Takes about 2-4 minutes sometimes to complete. Applied hotfix kbid 329457 from microsoft, but still hangs. Any ideas?

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by cptomlly

I have seen this issue on other XP workstation in Win2K domain. Usually appears to be an issue with DNS. Verify that your DHCP settings are pointing to the domain controller's DNS, rather than your ISP. Only the DC's DNS "knows" where to find the domain controller to process the logon. I believe the delay you are experiencing is due to the machine having to browse for the domain controller, rather than receiving it through DNS.

You may find this discussion on ExpertExchange helpful: http://tinyurl.com/33z4c

Hope this helps.

by mark

I concur with answer 1. Setup the DC DNS to forward queries to the ISP DNS. Also be sure that you only use the DC DNS on the workstations. If you put it and the ISP's DNS you may see intermittent problems. It helps to set all this up on DHCP so you know all workstations use the same information.

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