Slow start up

I have installed a new W2k3 server with Exchange 2k3 SP1.

The server hangs at "Applying computer settings" for 60 mins. After I
log on, the machine takes a further 20 mins before I am into Windows.

This only happens when the network cable is plugged in. If I unplug
the cable, the machine boots in minutes.

I understand that DNS is usally the root cause of this. The machine
has a static IP of 192.168.0.10 and it points to 192.168.0.10 for its
primary DNS. This is our DC which has the DNS service. The DNS service
has a forwarder set up to point to our ISP's DNS servers for external
resolution.

If I change the primary DNS on the machine to 127.0.0.1, it boots in
minutes but there is no network connectivity.

Can anyone be of any assistance??

Thanks

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:14:48 +0000, Richard Stoneman
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have installed a new W2k3 server with Exchange 2k3 SP1.
>
>The server hangs at "Applying computer settings" for 60 mins. After I
>log on, the machine takes a further 20 mins before I am into Windows.
>
>This only happens when the network cable is plugged in. If I unplug
>the cable, the machine boots in minutes.
>
>I understand that DNS is usally the root cause of this. The machine
>has a static IP of 192.168.0.10 and it points to 192.168.0.10 for its
>primary DNS. This is our DC which has the DNS service. The DNS service
>has a forwarder set up to point to our ISP's DNS servers for external
>resolution.
>
>If I change the primary DNS on the machine to 127.0.0.1, it boots in
>minutes but there is no network connectivity.
>
>Can anyone be of any assistance??
>
>Thanks


Problem solved - I changed the network cable!!! Strange really because
the "faulty" network cable has been fine for months on an XP client