slow connection to network shares in explorer

We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win 2k3 r2
server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G: and H when users
logon.

When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share, it is very
slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial connection then it seems
to be OK for that share, until you reboot. Is there any way to pre-connect
to these shares when you logon so there is no delay when you browse to the
mapped drive?

thanks,
Bill

Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win 2k3
> r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G: and H
> when users logon.
>
> When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share, it
> is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
> connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you reboot.
> Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you logon so
> there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
>
> thanks,
> Bill


I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run, and type in
G:\ <enter> what happens?

after about 10-12 seconds, the shared drive shows up in a explorer window


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win 2k3
> > r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G: and H
> > when users logon.
> >
> > When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share, it
> > is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
> > connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you reboot.
> > Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you logon so
> > there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Bill
>
>
> I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run, and type in
> G:\ <enter> what happens?
>
>
>

Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> after about 10-12 seconds, the shared drive shows up in a explorer
> window
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win
>>> 2k3 r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G: and
>>> H when users logon.
>>>
>>> When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share, it
>>> is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
>>> connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you reboot.
>>> Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you logon so
>>> there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>> Bill
>>
>>
>> I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run, and
>> type in G:\ <enter> what happens?

If you open it to C:\, what happens?

Are you using AD?

C:\ pops up immediately - yes we are using AD, win 2003 standard r2



"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > after about 10-12 seconds, the shared drive shows up in a explorer
> > window
> >
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> >
> >> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>> We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win
> >>> 2k3 r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G: and
> >>> H when users logon.
> >>>
> >>> When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share, it
> >>> is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
> >>> connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you reboot.
> >>> Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you logon so
> >>> there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
> >>>
> >>> thanks,
> >>> Bill
> >>
> >>
> >> I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run, and
> >> type in G:\ <enter> what happens?
>
> If you open it to C:\, what happens?
>
> Are you using AD?
>
>
>

Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> C:\ pops up immediately - yes we are using AD, win 2003 standard r2

Post an unedited ipconfig /all from an errant client and from a DC....
>
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> after about 10-12 seconds, the shared drive shows up in a explorer
>>> window
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>> We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win
>>>>> 2k3 r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G:
>>>>> and H when users logon.
>>>>>
>>>>> When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share,
>>>>> it is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
>>>>> connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you
>>>>> reboot. Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you
>>>>> logon so there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run, and
>>>> type in G:\ <enter> what happens?
>>
>> If you open it to C:\, what happens?
>>
>> Are you using AD?

from the workstation:

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : testunit1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ourdomain
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ourdomain
ourdomain

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ourdomain
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-37-DA-BB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.103
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.25
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
192.168.0.35
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, February 09, 2009
9:10:35 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:10:35 AM


from the DC:

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : W2K3-SERVER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ourdomain
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ourdomain

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection #
2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-72-F6-20-E8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.25
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27

thanks!
Bill




"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > C:\ pops up immediately - yes we are using AD, win 2003 standard r2
>
> Post an unedited ipconfig /all from an errant client and from a DC....
> >
> >
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> >
> >> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>> after about 10-12 seconds, the shared drive shows up in a explorer
> >>> window
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>>>> We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win
> >>>>> 2k3 r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G:
> >>>>> and H when users logon.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share,
> >>>>> it is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
> >>>>> connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you
> >>>>> reboot. Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you
> >>>>> logon so there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks,
> >>>>> Bill
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run, and
> >>>> type in G:\ <enter> what happens?
> >>
> >> If you open it to C:\, what happens?
> >>
> >> Are you using AD?
>
>
>
>

from the workstation:

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : testunit1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ourdomain
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ourdomain
ourdomain

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ourdomain
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit
Cont
roller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-37-DA-BB
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.103
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.25
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
192.168.0.35
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, February 09, 2009
9:10:35 AM

Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 11, 2009
9:10:35 AM


C:\>

from the DC:

C:\>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : W2K3-SERVER
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ourdomain
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ourdomain

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
Connection #
2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-72-F6-20-E8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.25
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27

C:\

thanks!
Bill




"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:

> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > C:\ pops up immediately - yes we are using AD, win 2003 standard r2
>
> Post an unedited ipconfig /all from an errant client and from a DC....
> >
> >
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> >
> >> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>> after about 10-12 seconds, the shared drive shows up in a explorer
> >>> window
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>>>> We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a win
> >>>>> 2k3 r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters (G:
> >>>>> and H when users logon.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share,
> >>>>> it is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
> >>>>> connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you
> >>>>> reboot. Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you
> >>>>> logon so there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> thanks,
> >>>>> Bill
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run, and
> >>>> type in G:\ <enter> what happens?
> >>
> >> If you open it to C:\, what happens?
> >>
> >> Are you using AD?
>
>
>
>

Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> from the workstation:
>
> C:\>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : testunit1
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ourdomain

I hope this is actually something like ourdomain.local - not a single label
domain. Correct/

> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown

OT, but this should be "hybrid" - in your DHCP server, set the WINS node
type to 0x8. Won't be related to this problem, however.

> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ourdomain
> ourdomain
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : ourdomain
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx
> Gigabit Cont
> roller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-37-DA-BB
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.103
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.25
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
> 192.168.0.35

What's that 2nd DNS server IP pointing to?


> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, February 09, 2009
> 9:10:35 AM
>
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, March 11, 2009
> 9:10:35 AM
>
>
> from the DC:
>
> C:\>ipconfig /all
>
> Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : W2K3-SERVER
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : ourdomain
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : ourdomain
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network
> Connection #
> 2
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-13-72-F6-20-E8
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.25
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
> Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.27
>
> thanks!
> Bill
>

In general that looks fine. So, I'm wondering about hardware. Are you using
a hub or a switch? You want to use a good switch. Try swapping out cabling,
switch ports. If you get no joy there, try locking down your server &
workstation NICs at 100/full (rather than using Autosense).

>
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>
>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>> C:\ pops up immediately - yes we are using AD, win 2003 standard r2
>>
>> Post an unedited ipconfig /all from an errant client and from a
>> DC....
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>> after about 10-12 seconds, the shared drive shows up in a explorer
>>>>> window
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Bill <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>>>>> We just migrated a bunch of folders from a novell server to a
>>>>>>> win 2k3 r2 server and have a couple of drives mapped to letters
>>>>>>> (G: and H when users logon.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> When you open file explorer to get a file off the network share,
>>>>>>> it is very slow to respond (5-10 seconds). After the initial
>>>>>>> connection then it seems to be OK for that share, until you
>>>>>>> reboot. Is there any way to pre-connect to these shares when you
>>>>>>> logon so there is no delay when you browse to the mapped drive?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> thanks,
>>>>>>> Bill
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I presume you've got a login script. If you go to start | run,
>>>>>> and type in G:\ <enter> what happens?
>>>>
>>>> If you open it to C:\, what happens?
>>>>
>>>> Are you using AD?

> I hope this is actually something like ourdomain.local - not a single label
> domain. Correct/

can you elaborate on this?


> What's that 2nd DNS server IP pointing to?

another domain controller



>
> In general that looks fine. So, I'm wondering about hardware. Are you using
> a hub or a switch? You want to use a good switch. Try swapping out cabling,
> switch ports. If you get no joy there, try locking down your server &
> workstation NICs at 100/full (rather than using Autosense).
>


I don't think its a hardware issue, the connections to the novell server are
extrememly fast. the connections to the windows servers are only slow on
first connection (about 10+ seconds) then after the files are displayed the
connection is fine.