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by compuman 1 view

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I have an account with a school .All the computers when logging on to domain take 20 min to load user preferences. Once logged on everything is fine. Now I checked all the hardware and it is fine. The computer that is right next to the server logs on fine connected another computer that was taking a long time to log on to same Ethernet cable and it did same thing .So it has to be something with active directory right? Please help I just can?t figure this one out.

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by sixfourtykilo

What have you got running in the script? How long does it take to log on to a local machine without a network connection? Is DHCP enabled? Maybe you don't have a proper DHCP server? Where are the user's profiles stored? On the local machine or on the server? These are all valid questions that you should address if you haven't already. I think you may be having trouble with the DHCP server, if you have one. Try assigning a static IP and see if you have the same results.

by compuman

Found the problem all the clients where running off the internet dns and none of them had the server ip as dns.So i put in the server ip as primary dns and logs on fine.But thanks to you getting me to look a little closer to the settings I found the problem .Oh almost forgot the DHCP was running from the router so I changed the dhcp server to the windows 200 machine.Thanks for the input.

by james schroer

If you are running a novell client you may want to check the order of the clients under proporties of network neighborhood and go to the advaced menu. Make sure the Microsoft's client is on top

by rdpflueger

Is this a multisite or multi domain environment? Are you using group policies? Are there computer, user, or policies for both. If you are using GPOs, do you have one large policy, or seveal small ones? Is the network subnetted? If so, are the dcs onthe same subnet as the workstations? Are the clients W2k, 9x, NT?

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