We are having issues with navigating shares using DFS as well. This is our
situation -- XP clients as we move through the different shares (open
folder, or especially going back and then opening another folder) will just
lock up for 5-30 seconds. A few windows 7 clients we have do not have this
issue at all. We have 2008 and 2003 targets, and it doesn't matter which
you are hitting, you will see these delays. The DFS root servers are 2003.
I've put a trace on the workstations and I see a bunch of NT Create AndX
Requests to \pathname:{hash}:$DATA, then to
\pathname:Docf_\005SummaryInformation:$DATA, and
\pathname:\005SummaryInformation:$DATA, along with other pathnames along
those same lines, which are responded with: Error:
STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND. I don't see this behavior under Windows 7,
and I don't see this when just browsing directly to the share without going
through DFS. It will do this while it is timing out, then just seems to be
fine for a little while, then it will do it again, seemingly on another
random location.
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Webb, Brian (Corp)
<brian.w...@teldta.com>wrote:
> Sorry Steph, all you have described is a small set of symptoms. The
> symptoms you describe could have a very large set of possible causes.
> Several people have given you suggestions as to things you might want to
> look at for a cause and you have done nothing but yell at them. Not a
> good way to get help. I expect there are a few spam filters being set
> to reject your messages as I type.
>
> I do have one suggestion that your network traces might be helpful in
> looking at, and that is to check the packet size on the packets being
> sent back an forth. Vista and 2008 ramp up the packet sizes pretty
> quickly while XP and 2003 take a while. How big are the files you are
> trying to access?
>
>
> -Brian
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steph Balog [mailto:validemai...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 12:47 PM
> To: NT System Admin Issues
> Subject: Re: Slow DFS connections for windows xp users (and windows
> 2003)
>
> Sorry, one is not helpful when the person you are asking help from has o
> deem you "worthy" first. I asked if anyone else has experience this
> issue. I know what the root cause is. As I said, there is something
> going on with the xp and 2003 clients.
>
> It WORKS FINE on vista and windows 7.
>
> What part of "the issue is consistent only on xp and 2003 clients" is
> not sinking in?
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