Ok so i finally moved my server to the bigger box lol was on amd 2.4 Ghz before and now its on the box listed on the top. Sign in speed increased a lot but it still has some time to log in. I mean if this is normal plases let me know. I know its not normal here at my work it logs right in but they prolly got high speed everything wires switches all that. i got a linksys wrt54g router to start off from cable modem then to an old cisco 1900 switch which i think most ports are 10/100 come to think of it then from that switch it goes to my basement to a little $10.00 switch then computers. Now after typing this i thought about that cisco switch and i will look into that when i get home but you think that $10.00 switch might be the cause to? Someone suggest for me some nice cabling and nic cards to use through out my house i believe i have 10 base T right now i dont have lots of money to spend but im will to spend a couple hundred to enhance my network . Also i like ciso products mostly because you can do alot with them i got my 1900 for like 40 but its old that why lol the nicer ones are like whoa too expensive for what i want to do with them i want a cisco switch maybe with wireless capabilities but not router. anyone can suggest a cheap but nice cisco switch not old also :) Learning in progress..........

Sign in speed increased a lot but it still has some time to log in. I mean if this is normal plases let me know. When you say 'still has some time to log in' can you be a little more specific? If by 'some time' you mean 10 seconds, that's not a big deal. If however, you mean 2 minutes, then that is a sign something isn't quite right. How long did it take before, and how long is it taking now? Even at 10 Mbps, it shouldn't take too long. On a 10 Mbps network that isn't busy, login time should be just as quick as on a 100 Mbps network. If however this is a busy network then it can definately affect your login time. Most problems with client login in a domain tend to be DNS resolution issues. Ensure all clients point at the DC for their DNS and the DNS on the DC itself is configured properly. I doubt the issue is your switch but you can check it and make sure the interfaces are set to autonegotiate. Someone suggest for me some nice cabling and nic cards to use through out my house i believe i have 10 base T right now i dont have lots of money to spend but im will to spend a couple hundred to enhance my network . Pretty much any Cat5e will provide you up to 1000 Mbps bandwidth. Cat5e is not that expensive anymore either. Also i like ciso products mostly because you can do alot with them i got my 1900 for like 40 but its old that why lol the nicer ones are like whoa too expensive for what i want to do with them i want a cisco switch maybe with wireless capabilities but not router. anyone can suggest a cheap but nice cisco switch not old also :) Personally, I don't care much for Cisco products. And I've worked with them for years. There are a lot of other products on the market as good, or better, that will cost you less. But I'm talking brand new, not used since at work, I don't deal in used equipment. We're presently in the process of evergreening out all our old switches in favor of new Nortel Baystack 5510/5520's. However, those run around $5000.00 each so I doubt that's what you're looking for. If you're not in a big hurry, I might be able to get you a good deal on a used Cisco 2900 XL (24 port 10/100) in a few months. You'd have to pay the shipping of course (I live in Canada). I don't think you'll find a Cisco switch that is wireless capable. Generally speaking when talking about enterprise level equipment, wireless is a separate piece of hardware. What you're likley looking for is a Cisco wireless Access Point (AP). You might want to research various Cisco AP's and then do some googling (plenty of older/used Cisco switches available via google and I'd bet you can find older/used AP's for sale too) and maybe search ebay to see what you can find and afford there.

Well what i mean by sign in speed is this it use to take up to 10 minutes ! my clients receive an IP from my DHCP located on my server along with obtaining an IP they get DNS information that they need. I have it setup like this the clients get an IP from my server then DNS on clients is set to my Server my server has a forwarder on it to forward to ISP DNS, i figured this would be correct because if my DNS cant find www.yahoo.com my ISP DNS should be able to. However when they get forwarded to my ISP DNS will my server obtain the information so next time it doesn't have to go to the ISP? Well wireless im saying is i want to be able to have wireless capabilities in my house but i dont need a wireless router could i use i simple AP then clients will connect to them and my 2003 server can supply them with an ip? Will i have to connect a wire obviously to the AP then after that everything is wireless? As for Cat5 i would have to implement all nes NIC cards that can utilize 1000 Mbps ? yeah if you can hold on to the switch for me that would be great we can sell/buy through Ebay or paypal direct if you would like you said about a month? that should work give me a little more time to save up a little more money. What numbers are you looking at? If you dont want to post the information here then my email is vande@wideopenwest.com i also have a serial cable for my 1900 series will that work for the newer one your offering to sell in a month ? Learning in progress..........

Well what i mean by sign in speed is this it use to take up to 10 minutes ! Ok, that definately sounds like a DNS issue. Make sure the host record for the DNS is showing your DC's IP address and info. from my DHCP located on my server along with obtaining an IP they get DNS information that they need. I have it setup like this the clients get an IP from my server then DNS on clients is set to my Server my server has a forwarder on it to forward to ISP DNS, i figured this would be correct because if my DNS cant find www.yahoo.com my ISP DNS should be able to Yep, that's the correct way to set it up. However when they get forwarded to my ISP DNS will my server obtain the information so next time it doesn't have to go to the ISP? I believe for that you would have to setup a caching DNS server which would be a separate entity. Typically though, if everything, including the DNS, is working as it should, resolution outside the local zone shouldn't take very long and a caching server shouldn't be necessary. Well wireless im saying is i want to be able to have wireless capabilities in my house but i dont need a wireless router could i use i simple AP then clients will connect to them and my 2003 server can supply them with an ip? Will i have to connect a wire obviously to the AP then after that everything is wireless? Correct. An AP would just plug into the router and get it's IP info from DHCP and then broadcast. You will want to secure it as much as possible to prevent others from using your internet. Just remember, if you're a gamer, you'll want your gaming PC wired into the router. Wireless is not a good medium to use for gaming. As for Cat5 i would have to implement all nes NIC cards that can utilize 1000 Mbps ? I'm not sure what "nes" is, if it's a brand name no, you don't need to go with all one specific brand name card. Providing your main switch or router (or both) are 1000 Mbps capable, and the NIC's are too, then your LAN will be 1000 Mbps. You're LAN bandwidth will always run at the rate of the slowest piece of equipment. So, if you have a 10/100 switch, then your PC's will only run at 10/100, regardless of whether or not they have a 1000 Mbps NIC. What numbers are you looking at? If you dont want to post the information here then my email is vande@wideopenwest.com i also have a serial cable for my 1900 series will that work for the newer one your offering to sell in a month ? It won't be much. I have to check with my boss though and get the OK from him to get rid of some of the 2900's. We have to keep a few though as we still have some in our wiring closets so we need replacements should any fail. We've already swapped out the old 3com's and those I just gave away to people at work. I'll email you so we can keep in contact until such time as I have a couple 2900's to get rid of. If that's the blue serial cable then yes, it'll work just fine. I'm willing to bet it is because Cisco uses the same type of console (serial) cable for all the equipment of theirs I've worked with so far.

Thanks for the response yeah the NES i think was just a typo and yes its a blue wire well the serial wire. Actually its a rj45 to serial connection, cant remember the name for them, yes i will look into my host record on my DNS. Will that be located under my scope options? like speaking of which there are Scope options and there are server options will the server options over ride the scopes i have setup? I wouldn't imagin they would, aren't scopes like individual options set for certain things like RAS connections and what not Learning in progress..........

Scope options would be DHCP, not DNS. You'll want to go through all host (A) records in DNS relating to the DC. Server's should always have static IP's. You can do reservations of those IP's in DHCP but I just keep the scope limited in size (say something like: 192.168.1.50 to 192.168.1.200) and use IP's not in the scope for server's and network appliances and network printers.

if you are using active directory and sign in take a long time 9 times out of 10 it's a external dns server listed on your server's ip settings