Workstation Problems - XP vs 2000

OK... I have a new Windows 2003 server. I have approx 20 workstations on my
network. I am trying to bring those 20 computers onto the domain, and have my
users sign into their workstations as a domain user.

When a domain user signs onto their machine for the first timefrom a Windows
XP workstation, that initial login takes 6 to 8 minutes to happen. Subsequent
logins take no LESS than 100 seconds.

When a domain user signs onto their machine for the first time from a
Windows 2K workstation, that initial login takes 15 seconds to happen.
Subsequent logins take no time at all.

There are lots of other problems with XP as well, but lets start here.
Anyone know why this would be the case?

PLEASE HELP! XP is killing me here...

THANKS!!! Mark B

Have the users ever signed onto that domain with that PC before, meaning that
there are already cached credentials on that PC that the user is logging in
with?

Is DNS configured correctly on the XP machines?

"Mark B" wrote:

> OK... I have a new Windows 2003 server. I have approx 20 workstations on my
> network. I am trying to bring those 20 computers onto the domain, and have my
> users sign into their workstations as a domain user.
>
> When a domain user signs onto their machine for the first timefrom a Windows
> XP workstation, that initial login takes 6 to 8 minutes to happen. Subsequent
> logins take no LESS than 100 seconds.
>
> When a domain user signs onto their machine for the first time from a
> Windows 2K workstation, that initial login takes 15 seconds to happen.
> Subsequent logins take no time at all.
>
> There are lots of other problems with XP as well, but lets start here.
> Anyone know why this would be the case?
>
> PLEASE HELP! XP is killing me here...
>
> THANKS!!! Mark B
>

> Have the users ever signed onto that domain with that PC before, meaning
that
> there are already cached credentials on that PC that the user is logging in
> with?

The VERY first time an XP user logs onto the domain from their workstation,
it takes 6 to 8 minutes to fully login. Subsequent logins to the domain take
approx 100 seconds.

> Is DNS configured correctly on the XP machines?

DNS on all the workstations (2000 & XP) points to the IP addresses of my ISP.

DNS client config is most likely your problem. Unless all of your 2000 and XP
clients exist on the internet with routable IP addresses.

This is what's happening... A client tries to find a server 2003 active
directory domain controller using DNS. Your client tries look for the domain
controller on the internet since you have the client's DNS pointed to the
internet. Unless your domain controllers exist within internet routable DNS
your clients won't find your DC's and you won't get logged on.

Change yoru clients to use internal DNS that has the domain controllers
listed in it.

"Mark B" wrote:

> > Have the users ever signed onto that domain with that PC before, meaning
> that
> > there are already cached credentials on that PC that the user is logging in
> > with?
>
> The VERY first time an XP user logs onto the domain from their workstation,
> it takes 6 to 8 minutes to fully login. Subsequent logins to the domain take
> approx 100 seconds.
>
> > Is DNS configured correctly on the XP machines?
>
> DNS on all the workstations (2000 & XP) points to the IP addresses of my ISP.
>

> This is what's happening... A client tries to find a server 2003 active
> directory domain controller using DNS. Your client tries look for the domain
> controller on the internet since you have the client's DNS pointed to the
> internet. Unless your domain controllers exist within internet routable DNS
> your clients won't find your DC's and you won't get logged on.

none of my machine have public IP's internally. I am trying this, and it is
seeming to have an effect, acxtually, but my obvious next question is why
does this effect XP and not 2000?