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by friedt_mari

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Recently our network was upgraded to 2000. Since then we have had problems with networked printers being very slow to respond, network drives open more slowly & computers crash more often. Our network administrator says it is the computers, not the network. (These are HP computers, Windows 95 or 98.) I am not a network person, I do very basic troubleshooting before bringing in other help. Is there something (basic trouble shooting) I could be doing to help my users & clean up their connections?

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by mdelyea

Reduce the number of protocols you are running (just use tcp/ip for example and give everyone a fixed IP). Reinstall the network cards on the computers (to reinitialize the drivers). Use A switch instead of a hub.

by friedt_mari

Fixed IP's and tcp/ip are beyond me, though we do have fixed IP's since the changeover.
A switch or a hub? Most of these computers are networked to only one printer so it does not appear to be a conflict.
Reinstalling the network cards is something I've considered. Thanks.

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