Is it normal that when a user goes through network nieborhood to access the servers that the response time would be slow? We have two servers 5.0 and 5.1 and running only IPX. The users have win98 and W2K machines with the right clients on them and set to IPX only. I was just wondering if the slow access time was normal? It doesn't take that long to access but it's not fast either.

Client32 on Win98 SE machines always works great for me. If the Win98 stations aren't Second Edition yet, you might try upgrading them. Client32 under Win2K is HORRIBLY slow when accessing other Windows machines on the network, and even when browsing the Netware server via Network Neighborhood (i.e. My Network Places.) Nothing I've tried helps with workstation-to-workstation speed, but you can improve Win2K's performance when accessing Netware servers. There are two options: 1) Don't run Client32. Map the server drives on each workstation manually or via a pushed-out NT login script (see Win2K Resource Kits for info on this); 2) Don't run Win2K on your workstations. The Microsoft Client for Netware included with Win2K supports only bindary logins and IPX. Its fairly quick. You do, however, lose any ability to run Netware login scripts despite the checkbox that suggests you can. Under 98, however, you can install both the MS Client for NW as well as NDS Services and you'll achieve full-blown NDS logins..but the login scripts still won't run. This is all completely on purpose, btw: more B.S. by Microsoft to make you think that Netware isn't as good as NT. (Incidentally, it doesn't matter what protocols, service packs or tweaks you run - the behavior will be same.)

I have a registry patch that will take care of slow network access on Win2K machines. Email me and I will send it to you.

Will it solve mine too? I have a network of 7PCs running Win2K professional installed with 10/100 3com NICs, a server running MS SBS 4.5, a 10/100 24port 3com hub and a patch panel. Workstations connect pretty slow at 100 full-duplex and faster at 10 half-duplex. I need all PCs to connect at 100 full-duplex. Any solutions

I am looking after a Windows NT 4.0 Server environment. With SP6 already installed on the server. 3 workstations are running windows 98 SE, 3 workstations are running windows 95 revB, So far the environment is running problem free. Now we have introduced a 7th workstation, Windows 2000 Professional, it appears to be running slow from booting up to browsing the network drives from time to time. Are there anything that I can do to improve the windows 2000 performance. Regards Johnny