takes 5-8 seconds to open a shared folder on Windows 2003 server

Hi,

I have been trying to identify this problem and has not been having any
luck.

The problem is that it takes around 5-8 seconds to open (through
browsing the network) a shared folder on a w2k3 server (newly setup)
even it is empty.

Tried the followings and none of them can change the behavior

with or without SP1 installed
server is a DC, member or standalone server
use Windows XP pro and Windows 2000 as clients

I even placed the client and the server machines on a stand alone
network switch with private IP address space and it is not working neither.

Microsoft KB has the new tcp setting tcpackfrequency and it doesn't fix
my problem either.

Any idea would be appreciated.

Keith

another post said sp2 on xp fixed this
--
dave love
Director of IT


"OM" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have been trying to identify this problem and has not been having any
> luck.
>
> The problem is that it takes around 5-8 seconds to open (through
> browsing the network) a shared folder on a w2k3 server (newly setup)
> even it is empty.
>
> Tried the followings and none of them can change the behavior
>
> with or without SP1 installed
> server is a DC, member or standalone server
> use Windows XP pro and Windows 2000 as clients
>
> I even placed the client and the server machines on a stand alone
> network switch with private IP address space and it is not working neither.
>
> Microsoft KB has the new tcp setting tcpackfrequency and it doesn't fix
> my problem either.
>
> Any idea would be appreciated.
>
> Keith
>

xlove wrote:

> another post said sp2 on xp fixed this

Hi,

These client PCs include Windows XP pro sp2 and W2K sp4.

Keith

What about the switch? can you set it for 100 full? try doing it to the nic
if this doesn't work. do it for the server first then the pc next.
--
dave love
Director of IT


"OM" wrote:

> xlove wrote:
>
> > another post said sp2 on xp fixed this
>
> Hi,
>
> These client PCs include Windows XP pro sp2 and W2K sp4.
>
> Keith
>

I have a few questions.

Is it slow to bring up the list of shares also, or just to open a share a
view what is inside?
Is it exactly the same delay when opening a share every time or does it
vary?
Do you see the same delay when accessing folders inside share, or only when
opening up the share?
Are these servers connected to the network with gigabit controllers running
at 1Gbit?
It souds like you have tried several different configurations. Are all your
configuration using the same hardware?
Do you have the same slowness when the server is accessing its own shares?

I don't know if I can help, but these are some things that may make it
easier to narrow down what it could or couldn't be.

"OM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi,
>
> I have been trying to identify this problem and has not been having any
> luck.
>
> The problem is that it takes around 5-8 seconds to open (through
> browsing the network) a shared folder on a w2k3 server (newly setup)
> even it is empty.
>
> Tried the followings and none of them can change the behavior
>
> with or without SP1 installed
> server is a DC, member or standalone server
> use Windows XP pro and Windows 2000 as clients
>
> I even placed the client and the server machines on a stand alone
> network switch with private IP address space and it is not working
neither.
>
> Microsoft KB has the new tcp setting tcpackfrequency and it doesn't fix
> my problem either.
>
> Any idea would be appreciated.
>
> Keith

Jeremy Church wrote:
> I have a few questions.
>
> Is it slow to bring up the list of shares also, or just to open a share a
> view what is inside?
> Is it exactly the same delay when opening a share every time or does it
> vary?
> Do you see the same delay when accessing folders inside share, or only when
> opening up the share?
> Are these servers connected to the network with gigabit controllers running
> at 1Gbit?
> It souds like you have tried several different configurations. Are all your
> configuration using the same hardware?
> Do you have the same slowness when the server is accessing its own shares?
>
> I don't know if I can help, but these are some things that may make it
> easier to narrow down what it could or couldn't be.


Hi Jeremy,

This only happens the first time I browse the shared folder. Once the
folder is open, the delay will be disappeared and other shared folders
will be normal too. It will only happen again if I logout and logon to
the workstation and browse the folders again. Also the delay is
consistent and there is not delay to list the shares.

These servers are all running on 100M ethernet. All the servers I tried
have different hardware configurations.

I tried setting up a new stand alone server and it's still doing the
same thing.

Keith