I would open a ticketh with Microsoft at this point. My suspicion is the issue is between Offline Files and the DFS Namespace. I had similar issues with a CEO such as you describe and fixed it the same way you have.
The following article may provide a clue, but it doesn't directly address your issue. http://blogs.technet.com/b/netro/archive/2011/01/24/using-offline-files-on-dfs-shares-all-shares-are-going-offline.aspx Good Luck! -Jeff Steward On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Greg Sweers <gswe...@acts360.com> wrote: > Hey all,**** > > ** ** > > Losing my mind. I now have 3 clients with 1 or 2 users each running a mix, > XP Sp3 fully updated, Windows 7 32 and 64 bit Laptops with DFS and Offline > Files fully updated all having the same issue with DFS.**** > > Servers are 2008 R2 Sp1 with 2 DFS hotfixes. Tried it without the hotfixes > as well.**** > > ** ** > > They come in the office and their whole system just lags…Changing folders, > opening files takes minutes sometimes for a few kb file. Take them off the > network and it zips.**** > > Put them back on the network and it zips for a few minutes and then starts > lagging.**** > > On Win 7 force into offline mode, zero problems. Zips right along.**** > > Time for it to affect somewhat ranges from a few minutes to an hour or so. > **** > > ** ** > > What’s in common is the people are all the C-Level org and keep everything > in their My Docs going back years. Most of them are all over 40+ gig.**** > > ** ** > > Straight forward, GPO redirects my documents to a dfs share > \\dfs.local\users$\username\my documents**** > > ** ** > > We have zero network issues from these machines, I can transfer files > manually and they copy with no issue.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Here is why I know its DFS**** > > If I manually make their My docs to the UNC path instead of DFS they work > great. No issues whatsoever. I have found a few people having similar > issues, but no resolve. I am thinking its because most average users don’t > have this much storage in their My Docs. **** > > ** ** > > Any changes I make, restarts, change to classic shell, works for a few > minutes, a few hours and then its back. Permanent fix is to do it by UNC > path. That’s not a long term solution I like. Breaks all our DFS sites and > portability between locations.**** > > ** ** > > These are also different locations with no affiliation to each other in any > way. Having the exact same issue. Different servers, different switches, > different model laptops, different OS versions on Laptops.**** > > ** ** > > Any ideas or what to try next??**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *Greg Sweers* > > CEO**** > > *ACTS360.com <http://www.acts360.com/>*** > > *P.O. Box 1193* > > *Brandon, FL 33509* > > *813-657-0849 Office* > > *813-758-6850 Cell* > > *813-341-1270 Fax* > > ** ** > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
