We are converting our network over from Novel to Windows 2003 and have come up with a problem when it comes to the network shares.
When you open a network folder from a XP workstation, either using the name (//server/folder) or a mapped drive, there is a 15-20 second delay. This only occurs the first time you open the share, or if it has been more than 15 minutes since the last time you access it.
It is not a server or network load problem, we planned for extensive expansion and have never reached 10% of the systems capacity.
We still have our old Novel server on the network (don’t want to move the user files until this access problem is solved), and if you browse the novel drives their contents come up immediately.
It does not look like a server-side problem as the Win2K clients that are still on the network can access the server 2003 shares immediately.
I have tried several of the solutions I have been able to locate so far, including:
Turning off the Computer Browser on the XP Workstations
Clearing out My Network Places
Disabling the SMB OpLocks (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MRxSmb\Parameters)
Removing the Scheduled Tasks check on remote access (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace)
I’m kinda at the end of my rope here…
