Some times, My Network Places is very slow/hangs.

I setup ICS on a Dial-Up Account and connected the ICS Host PC to Linksys
WRT54GX. I Followed all the recommendations to setup ICS Properly such as
disabling the DHPC from the Linksys Router and the like. The ICS Host PC has
3COM Standard Network Card (as my LAN) and wired via a cable to the Linksys
Router. The Dila-Up Account is shared with this LAN Connection.

I connected 5 laptops and 1 HP Wireless Printer Wirelessly (directly) to the
Linksys Router.

All Client Laptops can connect to the Internet and can see each other and
can share folders with each others and can print to the HP Wireless Printer
.... wonderful ...

Although it took me several day to setup such nice network, but, eventually
EVERYTHING works fine. I will not list the problems I faced, since it will
take several pages. But, I SOLVED all major problems.


ONE PROBLEM is still there.

Some times, and on a repeating pattern, I try to open My Network Places, and
the window hangs for ever, then I have to close it by force. Then it opens
quickly after that immediatly.

When I can open My Netowrk Places quickly, I can goto Entire Network, View
Workgrouped Computers, then open any share... just works fine. But,
sometimes, if I try to go back to "My Network Places" or View Workgroup
Computers, it will take a very long time to open maybe few minutes. Some
times, it hangs for ever, and I have to close it by forse (click X) or use
the Task Manager. After that, it will open quickly.

Any one can help me troubleshoot this slow/hanging network problem?

I hope some one will be able to help me.


"TarekF" wrote:

> I setup ICS on a Dial-Up Account and connected the ICS Host PC to Linksys
> WRT54GX. I Followed all the recommendations to setup ICS Properly such as
> disabling the DHPC from the Linksys Router and the like. The ICS Host PC has
> 3COM Standard Network Card (as my LAN) and wired via a cable to the Linksys
> Router. The Dila-Up Account is shared with this LAN Connection.
>
> I connected 5 laptops and 1 HP Wireless Printer Wirelessly (directly) to the
> Linksys Router.
>
> All Client Laptops can connect to the Internet and can see each other and
> can share folders with each others and can print to the HP Wireless Printer
> ... wonderful ...
>
> Although it took me several day to setup such nice network, but, eventually
> EVERYTHING works fine. I will not list the problems I faced, since it will
> take several pages. But, I SOLVED all major problems.
>
>
> ONE PROBLEM is still there.
>
> Some times, and on a repeating pattern, I try to open My Network Places, and
> the window hangs for ever, then I have to close it by force. Then it opens
> quickly after that immediatly.
>
> When I can open My Netowrk Places quickly, I can goto Entire Network, View
> Workgrouped Computers, then open any share... just works fine. But,
> sometimes, if I try to go back to "My Network Places" or View Workgroup
> Computers, it will take a very long time to open maybe few minutes. Some
> times, it hangs for ever, and I have to close it by forse (click X) or use
> the Task Manager. After that, it will open quickly.
>
> Any one can help me troubleshoot this slow/hanging network problem?

TarekF wrote:

> I hope some one will be able to help me.
>
>
> "TarekF" wrote:
>
>> I setup ICS on a Dial-Up Account and connected the ICS Host PC to
>> Linksys WRT54GX. I Followed all the recommendations to setup ICS
>> Properly such as disabling the DHPC from the Linksys Router and the
>> like. The ICS Host PC has 3COM Standard Network Card (as my LAN) and
>> wired via a cable to the Linksys Router. The Dila-Up Account is
>> shared with this LAN Connection.
>>
>> I connected 5 laptops and 1 HP Wireless Printer Wirelessly (directly)
>> to the Linksys Router.
>>
>> All Client Laptops can connect to the Internet and can see each other
>> and can share folders with each others and can print to the HP
>> Wireless Printer ... wonderful ...
>>
>> Although it took me several day to setup such nice network, but,
>> eventually EVERYTHING works fine. I will not list the problems I
>> faced, since it will take several pages. But, I SOLVED all major
>> problems.
>>
>>
>> ONE PROBLEM is still there.
>>
>> Some times, and on a repeating pattern, I try to open My Network
>> Places, and the window hangs for ever, then I have to close it by
>> force. Then it opens quickly after that immediatly.

(snip)

My Network Places is - to put it nicely - hinky and unreliable. You are
experiencing a computer browser problem (has nothing to do with your
web browser). With so many computers, you will be better off to forget
about My Network Places. Instead, create a folder on your Desktop
called something clever like "Network". Then use Search>for computers
on the network to find shared resources on the other computers.
Right-click-drag from each resource to the new Network folder and
choose "Create a shortcut here". Now you will have shortcuts to all the
shared resources. You can remove the My Network Places icon from the
Desktop from the Display applet>Desktop>Customize button.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Malke" wrote:

> TarekF wrote:
>
> > I hope some one will be able to help me.
> >
> >
> > "TarekF" wrote:
> >
> >> I setup ICS on a Dial-Up Account and connected the ICS Host PC to
> >> Linksys WRT54GX. I Followed all the recommendations to setup ICS
> >> Properly such as disabling the DHPC from the Linksys Router and the
> >> like. The ICS Host PC has 3COM Standard Network Card (as my LAN) and
> >> wired via a cable to the Linksys Router. The Dila-Up Account is
> >> shared with this LAN Connection.
> >>
> >> I connected 5 laptops and 1 HP Wireless Printer Wirelessly (directly)
> >> to the Linksys Router.
> >>
> >> All Client Laptops can connect to the Internet and can see each other
> >> and can share folders with each others and can print to the HP
> >> Wireless Printer ... wonderful ...
> >>
> >> Although it took me several day to setup such nice network, but,
> >> eventually EVERYTHING works fine. I will not list the problems I
> >> faced, since it will take several pages. But, I SOLVED all major
> >> problems.
> >>
> >>
> >> ONE PROBLEM is still there.
> >>
> >> Some times, and on a repeating pattern, I try to open My Network
> >> Places, and the window hangs for ever, then I have to close it by
> >> force. Then it opens quickly after that immediatly.
>
> (snip)
>
> My Network Places is - to put it nicely - hinky and unreliable. You are
> experiencing a computer browser problem (has nothing to do with your
> web browser). With so many computers, you will be better off to forget
> about My Network Places. Instead, create a folder on your Desktop
> called something clever like "Network". Then use Search>for computers
> on the network to find shared resources on the other computers.
> Right-click-drag from each resource to the new Network folder and
> choose "Create a shortcut here". Now you will have shortcuts to all the
> shared resources. You can remove the My Network Places icon from the
> Desktop from the Display applet>Desktop>Customize button.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

Thank you Malke.

However, I have seen other cases where there are more than 10 PCs in a
similar Windows XP Home Network, and the response is so quick, no delayes
what so ever in any access to any network place anywhere in this LAN.

Please help.

TarekF wrote:

>
> Thank you Malke.
>
> However, I have seen other cases where there are more than 10 PCs in a
> similar Windows XP Home Network, and the response is so quick, no
> delayes what so ever in any access to any network place anywhere in
> this LAN.

Sure, but that's not what is happening on *your* network, is it? I gave
you practical advice. If you want to troubleshoot the computer browser
problem, post in microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web. Even better,
plug "computer browser problem" into Google Groups Advanced Search
looking only in that newsgroup before you post. You'll get hundreds of
very detailed posts about the issue and how to deal with it.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

"Malke" wrote:

> TarekF wrote:
>
> >
> > Thank you Malke.
> >
> > However, I have seen other cases where there are more than 10 PCs in a
> > similar Windows XP Home Network, and the response is so quick, no
> > delayes what so ever in any access to any network place anywhere in
> > this LAN.
>
> Sure, but that's not what is happening on *your* network, is it? I gave
> you practical advice. If you want to troubleshoot the computer browser
> problem, post in microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web. Even better,
> plug "computer browser problem" into Google Groups Advanced Search
> looking only in that newsgroup before you post. You'll get hundreds of
> very detailed posts about the issue and how to deal with it.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>

It is really amazing how you could find more useful posts in Google Forms
than in Microsoft Newsgroups !

I found many many useful posts in Google, and I will try them and will post
back to let others benifit as well.

Thank you for guiding me to use Google Forms ... !