Logons dreadfully slow at "Preparing Network connections" ..

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Dell Latitude D400 with XP SP2. No Adware, spyware or any other malicious
software running. When booting normally, the Preparing Network connections
screen stays up for over a minute, before moving on to Applying computer
settings. I have plugged it directly into the same segment as the domain
controllers, etc. If I use MSConfig, and boot minimally, it comes up as
expected, but of course without network functioning.


Where do I go with this from here? (Please no posts about spyware, etc.) I
have started playing with starting with different services disabled, but it
is a slow boat to old age.....not really how I want to spend my time. This
is happening on all of our D400's, and is particularly worse after SP2....


Thanks,

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Been there done that, latest BIOS too, adnlatest Network card driver. It is
definately an XP software issue...can any one address that?




"bumtracks" <lost@disney.lan> wrote in message
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> Might reboot the network, check the cables ... sounds like your network
> connection is slowed because of elsewhere - I'll have that when one other
> computer is partially hung.
>
> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
> news:eqFI$5DcFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Dell Latitude D400 with XP SP2. No Adware, spyware or any other
>> malicious software running. When booting normally, the Preparing Network
>> connections screen stays up for over a minute, before moving on to
>> Applying computer settings. I have plugged it directly into the same
>> segment as the domain controllers, etc. If I use MSConfig, and boot
>> minimally, it comes up as expected, but of course without network
>> functioning.
>>
>>
>> Where do I go with this from here? (Please no posts about spyware, etc.)
>> I have started playing with starting with different services disabled,
>> but it is a slow boat to old age.....not really how I want to spend my
>> time. This is happening on all of our D400's, and is particularly worse
>> after SP2....
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
>

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DNs actually works fine....even stopped the local server,a nd flushed the
cache and restarted.
This all is happening BEFORE the log-in widow appears.
Like I said earlier, if I do a diagnostic boot, it works as it should...but
if I uncheck everything and enable processing the sys.ini file, it goes back
to hanging forever...other machines (not SP2) on the same network do not
have this problem....




"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
news:uL$MuvEcFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
> news:eqFI$5DcFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Dell Latitude D400 with XP SP2. No Adware, spyware or any other
>> malicious software running. When booting normally, the Preparing Network
>> connections screen stays up for over a minute, before moving on to
>> Applying computer settings. I have plugged it directly into the same
>> segment as the domain controllers, etc. If I use MSConfig, and boot
>> minimally, it comes up as expected, but of course without network
>> functioning.
>>
>>
>> Where do I go with this from here? (Please no posts about spyware, etc.)
>> I have started playing with starting with different services disabled,
>> but it is a slow boat to old age.....not really how I want to spend my
>> time. This is happening on all of our D400's, and is particularly worse
>> after SP2....
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>
> Sometimes caused by a misconfigured DNS setting. At a cmd prompt type
> ipconfig /all and compare the DNS settings to a computer that doesn't have
> the problem.
>
> Kerry
>
>

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DNS and DHCP all show up as expected. Hard coding them does not change the
behavior....



"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
> news:e6Dgx5EcFHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> DNs actually works fine....even stopped the local server,a nd flushed the
>> cache and restarted.
>> This all is happening BEFORE the log-in widow appears.
>> Like I said earlier, if I do a diagnostic boot, it works as it
>> should...but if I uncheck everything and enable processing the sys.ini
>> file, it goes back to hanging forever...other machines (not SP2) on the
>> same network do not have this problem....
>>
>>
>
> Is the DNS server that shows up in ipconfig /all the expected one? Are
> there any other DNS servers that show up? Is the firewall turned on or
> controlled by group policy? This is usully a DNS or DHCP issue, sometimes
> a firewall. One trouble shooting step is to disable DHCP and set a static
> IP with the correct DNS, WINS, and gateway settings. Another is to ping
> the logon DC by name and by IP.
>
> Kerry
>
>>
>>
>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>> news:uL$MuvEcFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
>>> news:eqFI$5DcFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Dell Latitude D400 with XP SP2. No Adware, spyware or any other
>>>> malicious software running. When booting normally, the Preparing
>>>> Network connections screen stays up for over a minute, before moving on
>>>> to Applying computer settings. I have plugged it directly into the
>>>> same segment as the domain controllers, etc. If I use MSConfig, and
>>>> boot minimally, it comes up as expected, but of course without network
>>>> functioning.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Where do I go with this from here? (Please no posts about spyware,
>>>> etc.) I have started playing with starting with different services
>>>> disabled, but it is a slow boat to old age.....not really how I want to
>>>> spend my time. This is happening on all of our D400's, and is
>>>> particularly worse after SP2....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sometimes caused by a misconfigured DNS setting. At a cmd prompt type
>>> ipconfig /all and compare the DNS settings to a computer that doesn't
>>> have the problem.
>>>
>>> Kerry
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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"Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
newsfq%23WFOcFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> DNS and DHCP all show up as expected. Hard coding them does not change
> the behavior....
>

Tom

There is a similar discussion happening in
microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory. The subject is: Slow boot
at "Applying Computer Settings"

Kerry
>
>
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> newshGJSSGcFHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
>> news:e6Dgx5EcFHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>> DNs actually works fine....even stopped the local server,a nd flushed
>>> the cache and restarted.
>>> This all is happening BEFORE the log-in widow appears.
>>> Like I said earlier, if I do a diagnostic boot, it works as it
>>> should...but if I uncheck everything and enable processing the sys.ini
>>> file, it goes back to hanging forever...other machines (not SP2) on the
>>> same network do not have this problem....
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Is the DNS server that shows up in ipconfig /all the expected one? Are
>> there any other DNS servers that show up? Is the firewall turned on or
>> controlled by group policy? This is usully a DNS or DHCP issue, sometimes
>> a firewall. One trouble shooting step is to disable DHCP and set a static
>> IP with the correct DNS, WINS, and gateway settings. Another is to ping
>> the logon DC by name and by IP.
>>
>> Kerry
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
>>> news:uL$MuvEcFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:eqFI$5DcFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Dell Latitude D400 with XP SP2. No Adware, spyware or any other
>>>>> malicious software running. When booting normally, the Preparing
>>>>> Network connections screen stays up for over a minute, before moving
>>>>> on to Applying computer settings. I have plugged it directly into the
>>>>> same segment as the domain controllers, etc. If I use MSConfig, and
>>>>> boot minimally, it comes up as expected, but of course without network
>>>>> functioning.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Where do I go with this from here? (Please no posts about spyware,
>>>>> etc.) I have started playing with starting with different services
>>>>> disabled, but it is a slow boat to old age.....not really how I want
>>>>> to spend my time. This is happening on all of our D400's, and is
>>>>> particularly worse after SP2....
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sometimes caused by a misconfigured DNS setting. At a cmd prompt type
>>>> ipconfig /all and compare the DNS settings to a computer that doesn't
>>>> have the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Kerry
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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Ever find a positive fix to this problem?
Same problem here

Brent Carey
careyb@osdco.com or bccarey@kci.net


Tom Felts wrote:
> Thanks, Kerry. I will take a look over there....
> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> news:ecMtEGbcFHA.1556@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
> > newsfq%23WFOcFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> DNS and DHCP all show up as expected. Hard coding them does not change
> >> the behavior....
> >>
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > There is a similar discussion happening in
> > microsoft.public.windows.server.active_directory. The subject is: Slow
> > boot at "Applying Computer Settings"
> >
> > Kerry
> >>
> >>
> >> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> >> newshGJSSGcFHA.3320@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >>> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
> >>> news:e6Dgx5EcFHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>>> DNs actually works fine....even stopped the local server,a nd flushed
> >>>> the cache and restarted.
> >>>> This all is happening BEFORE the log-in widow appears.
> >>>> Like I said earlier, if I do a diagnostic boot, it works as it
> >>>> should...but if I uncheck everything and enable processing the sys.ini
> >>>> file, it goes back to hanging forever...other machines (not SP2) on the
> >>>> same network do not have this problem....
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Is the DNS server that shows up in ipconfig /all the expected one? Are
> >>> there any other DNS servers that show up? Is the firewall turned on or
> >>> controlled by group policy? This is usully a DNS or DHCP issue,
> >>> sometimes a firewall. One trouble shooting step is to disable DHCP and
> >>> set a static IP with the correct DNS, WINS, and gateway settings.
> >>> Another is to ping the logon DC by name and by IP.
> >>>
> >>> Kerry
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
> >>>> news:uL$MuvEcFHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> >>>>> "Tom Felts" <tfelts@mckennalong.com> wrote in message
> >>>>> news:eqFI$5DcFHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >>>>>> Dell Latitude D400 with XP SP2. No Adware, spyware or any other
> >>>>>> malicious software running. When booting normally, the Preparing
> >>>>>> Network connections screen stays up for over a minute, before moving
> >>>>>> on to Applying computer settings. I have plugged it directly into
> >>>>>> the same segment as the domain controllers, etc. If I use MSConfig,
> >>>>>> and boot minimally, it comes up as expected, but of course without
> >>>>>> network functioning.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Where do I go with this from here? (Please no posts about spyware,
> >>>>>> etc.) I have started playing with starting with different services
> >>>>>> disabled, but it is a slow boat to old age.....not really how I want
> >>>>>> to spend my time. This is happening on all of our D400's, and is
> >>>>>> particularly worse after SP2....
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sometimes caused by a misconfigured DNS setting. At a cmd prompt type
> >>>>> ipconfig /all and compare the DNS settings to a computer that doesn't
> >>>>> have the problem.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Kerry
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >