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Browsing Network VERY SLOW

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by giacomo

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Hi

For some strange reason everytime I browse my network to access another server in my domain at another location it takes me forever to do so with Win2k. However if I browse and access the same server at a remote location it is much faster withWinNT.
Can anyone tell me why this is and what I must do to get Win2k pro to access remote servers (via T1) much quicker?

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by dmeadows

Browsing is based on Netbios/Wins resolution. Setup a Wins server or set your win2k dom to use DNS for Netbios resolution. I suspect that the Wins membership and list has been stored locally... this happens upon joining a domain... as for the win2K... set up good old fashioned wins server... especially if you are still in a mixed environment. ie Do you have any NT4, win95, win 98, ME clients?
This may not pinpoint the problem, however, it will surely increase the netbios searches you are referring to...
Dave

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