Glacially slow login NT WS (Networking Products)
At 08 JUN 2000 01:50:08PM Warren wrote:
Here we go again. My client is replacing Win95 WS with Win NT 4.0 WS the server is Win NT 4.0 with the NT Service and NPP 1.5, ARev v2.03.
They experience extremely slow login/startups (10+ minutes if the connection doesn't time out). Fiddled around with the pifs and most of the suggested settings from various postings on this board.
Any suggestions as to pin pointing the problem (much less solving it)?
Server is remote in another building complex connected via T1 line.
At 08 JUN 2000 03:16PM Don Miller - C3 Inc. wrote:
Warren ..
Maybe Steve Smith's speedup utility can help you out. Just a thought.
Don Miller
C3 Inc.
At 09 JUN 2000 04:28AM Steve Smith wrote:
(a) enable "Yield time to Windows" setting in AREV 3.12
(b) ensure the Windows NT AREV shortcut has idle sensitivity set to 80%
© ensure the local RAM is adequate and they are not accessing AREV via Outlook but by Windows desktop
(d) ensure NTFS is used on C:
(e) ensure that paging file is sized OK
(f) install service pack 4,5 or 6
(g) reduce the number of protocols loaded (TCP/IP and mayne NWLINK/IPX are adequate)
(h) if you're really in need (get out of gaol / impending termination) I will forward a copy of CPU-PLUS
Steve
steve@state-of-the-art.com.au
At 09 JUN 2000 05:12AM Steve Smith wrote:
Forgot to add - an imbalance of 10mbit and 100mbit network cards on a LAN segment (ie a non intelligent hub) can cause slow loads.
Steve
At 12 JUN 2000 12:37AM Warren wrote:
(a) enable "Yield time to Windows" setting in AREV 3.12
- version 2.03
(b) ensure the Windows NT AREV shortcut has idle sensitivity set to 80%
- tried this no change even with slider all the way to 100%
© ensure the local RAM is adequate and they are not accessing AREV via Outlook but by Windows desktop
- 128MB per WS, PIF setup by me
(d) ensure NTFS is used on C:
- Does it really matter, though not up to me (their IT/IS)
(e) ensure that paging file is sized OK
- Recommended WinNT defaults
(f) install service pack 4,5 or 6
- SP 5
(g) reduce the number of protocols loaded (TCP/IP and mayne NWLINK/IPX are adequate)
- Bare minimum as is, will check if Netware protocols have been removed
(h) if you're really in need (get out of gaol / impending termination) I will forward a copy of CPU-PLUS
- Let me run performance monitoring on stations before committing to this, ARev app supposed to phased out by 3rd Quarter.
Note on 10/100Mbs cards - will look into this though I think they are using Cisco and/or 3Com.
Thanks
At 12 JUN 2000 04:58AM Steve Smith wrote:
Email me for some further ideas.
steve@state-of-the-art.com.au
At 13 JUN 2000 01:35PM CT Savell wrote:
Could this be another case of Virus Checking software interrogating the ".lk" files?
At 13 JUN 2000 01:38PM Warren wrote:
Good thought! I'll have them check it. Thanks.