My Network Places & Microsoft Windows Network

From time to time, when I click My Network Places, there was nothing below
that and I need to press F5 to get Entire Network. When I click the
workgroup or domain under Entire Network, it takes over 20 seconds to show
the all nodes. Sometimes, I need to type the fully qualified path and get
connected to the Windows server 2003 std or workstations. It seems to slow
to normal users. Our network is quite small and just have two Windows
server 2003 std and about 40 workstations. Can someone advise how to speed
up this process.

Thanks,

Scott

I would use browstat to check the status of master browser. These search results may help,

How to Speed up Computer Browsing
When you use My Network Places to browse, it usually takes a long time to list the other computers on the LAN....
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Netwo...rbrowsing1.htm
Computer Browser How to disable the Computer Browser Service on all Windows clients and servers ... For consultants, refer to computer browser issue page. ...
www.chicagotech.net/browser.htm


Troubleshooting computer browsing issues If you can't disable the Computer Browser service because the compute is the PDC, ... The simple solution is stopping Computer Browser service on the XP. ...
www.chicagotech.net/computerbrowsingissues.htm


Troubleshooting browser issues The master browser has received a server announcement from the computer ... The computer browser is to display a directory of all known computers or domains ...
www.chicagotech.net/troubleshootingbrowser.htm



Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"Scott" <NoSpam-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:Odq$(E-Mail Removed)...
From time to time, when I click My Network Places, there was nothing below
that and I need to press F5 to get Entire Network. When I click the
workgroup or domain under Entire Network, it takes over 20 seconds to show
the all nodes. Sometimes, I need to type the fully qualified path and get
connected to the Windows server 2003 std or workstations. It seems to slow
to normal users. Our network is quite small and just have two Windows
server 2003 std and about 40 workstations. Can someone advise how to speed
up this process.

Thanks,

Scott

Try third-party speeder tool:

http://www.download.com/Speed-Gear/3...ml?tag=lst-0-1

Scott wrote:
> From time to time, when I click My Network Places, there was nothing below
> that and I need to press F5 to get Entire Network. When I click the
> workgroup or domain under Entire Network, it takes over 20 seconds to show
> the all nodes. Sometimes, I need to type the fully qualified path and get
> connected to the Windows server 2003 std or workstations. It seems to slow
> to normal users. Our network is quite small and just have two Windows
> server 2003 std and about 40 workstations. Can someone advise how to speed
> up this process.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott