Hello all,

I have a new Laptop running WinXP SP2 on a domain for an office work
environment. Laptop runs great at work, apps are flawless, network fast,
etc. Problem that I am having is that when I take my computer off the
domain (physically unplugged) the computer runs so slow it is unusable.
Typical scenario is that I boot the machine to the windows logon screen
(normal quickness to this point), I get about 1/2 way through entering my
password and the machine bogs down taking forever to do anything. This
usually continues for anywhere between 5 - 15 minutes and then the machine
works at normal speed again; usually ending in about 30 windows opening from
my impatient rampage of clicking icons.

I had originally thought it was a DNS issue so I changed from a static IP
address to Dynamically assigned, but no change in performance. It is almost
like the machine is spending 5 - 15 minutes looking for the Domain
Controller. Any ideas how to stop this?

Any suggestions will be appreciated,

Ian

Hi Ian
I suspect you are right that the laptop is looking for the domain
controller. You could try going to your network connections, call up your
TCP/IP settings and under the Alternate configuration tab enter any fixed IP
address and a 255.255.255.0 subnetmask. Leave the DNS boxes empty. Another
approach might be to use an app called Netswitcher
http://www.netswitcher.com/ This allows you to have as many network
configurations on your PC as you want.
Your office network may have a roaming profile setup for you in which case
something like Netswitcher may be your best bet.

Chelsea

"Ian Francis" <webmaster@teamcomtech.com> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> I have a new Laptop running WinXP SP2 on a domain for an office work
> environment. Laptop runs great at work, apps are flawless, network fast,
> etc. Problem that I am having is that when I take my computer off the
> domain (physically unplugged) the computer runs so slow it is unusable.
> Typical scenario is that I boot the machine to the windows logon screen
> (normal quickness to this point), I get about 1/2 way through entering my
> password and the machine bogs down taking forever to do anything. This
> usually continues for anywhere between 5 - 15 minutes and then the machine
> works at normal speed again; usually ending in about 30 windows opening
> from my impatient rampage of clicking icons.
>
> I had originally thought it was a DNS issue so I changed from a static IP
> address to Dynamically assigned, but no change in performance. It is
> almost like the machine is spending 5 - 15 minutes looking for the Domain
> Controller. Any ideas how to stop this?
>
> Any suggestions will be appreciated,
>
> Ian
>

Chelsea,

Thanks for the suggestions. Do you think there is a difference between
using the suggested Alternate Tab with a fixed IP address and just plain
having a fixed IP? I ask because I have tried using a static IP and then
using Dynamically assigned and it still produces the 5 - 15 minutes of
bogged down PC at startup.

Thanks again,

Ian

"Chelsea" <gallium1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uhNNCpD9FHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Hi Ian
> I suspect you are right that the laptop is looking for the domain
> controller. You could try going to your network connections, call up your
> TCP/IP settings and under the Alternate configuration tab enter any fixed
> IP address and a 255.255.255.0 subnetmask. Leave the DNS boxes empty.
> Another approach might be to use an app called Netswitcher
> http://www.netswitcher.com/ This allows you to have as many network
> configurations on your PC as you want.
> Your office network may have a roaming profile setup for you in which case
> something like Netswitcher may be your best bet.
>
> Chelsea
>
> "Ian Francis" <webmaster@teamcomtech.com> wrote in message
> news:eQdQfTD9FHA.2816@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I have a new Laptop running WinXP SP2 on a domain for an office work
>> environment. Laptop runs great at work, apps are flawless, network fast,
>> etc. Problem that I am having is that when I take my computer off the
>> domain (physically unplugged) the computer runs so slow it is unusable.
>> Typical scenario is that I boot the machine to the windows logon screen
>> (normal quickness to this point), I get about 1/2 way through entering my
>> password and the machine bogs down taking forever to do anything. This
>> usually continues for anywhere between 5 - 15 minutes and then the
>> machine works at normal speed again; usually ending in about 30 windows
>> opening from my impatient rampage of clicking icons.
>>
>> I had originally thought it was a DNS issue so I changed from a static IP
>> address to Dynamically assigned, but no change in performance. It is
>> almost like the machine is spending 5 - 15 minutes looking for the Domain
>> Controller. Any ideas how to stop this?
>>
>> Any suggestions will be appreciated,
>>
>> Ian
>>
>
>

I suspect that using the alternate config will have the same effect as
changing your main settings Ian. Try Netswitcher
http://www.netswitcher.com/downloads.htm there is a fully functional 30 day
trial version. The advantage of this app is that you can load different
registry settings for each network you connect too.

Chelsea

"Ian Francis" <webmaster@teamcomtech.com> wrote in message
news:%23rhqX2D9FHA.2616@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Chelsea,
>
> Thanks for the suggestions. Do you think there is a difference between
> using the suggested Alternate Tab with a fixed IP address and just plain
> having a fixed IP? I ask because I have tried using a static IP and then
> using Dynamically assigned and it still produces the 5 - 15 minutes of
> bogged down PC at startup.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Ian
>
> "Chelsea" <gallium1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uhNNCpD9FHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Ian
>> I suspect you are right that the laptop is looking for the domain
>> controller. You could try going to your network connections, call up your
>> TCP/IP settings and under the Alternate configuration tab enter any fixed
>> IP address and a 255.255.255.0 subnetmask. Leave the DNS boxes empty.
>> Another approach might be to use an app called Netswitcher
>> http://www.netswitcher.com/ This allows you to have as many network
>> configurations on your PC as you want.
>> Your office network may have a roaming profile setup for you in which
>> case something like Netswitcher may be your best bet.
>>
>> Chelsea
>>
>> "Ian Francis" <webmaster@teamcomtech.com> wrote in message
>> news:eQdQfTD9FHA.2816@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I have a new Laptop running WinXP SP2 on a domain for an office work
>>> environment. Laptop runs great at work, apps are flawless, network
>>> fast, etc. Problem that I am having is that when I take my computer off
>>> the domain (physically unplugged) the computer runs so slow it is
>>> unusable. Typical scenario is that I boot the machine to the windows
>>> logon screen (normal quickness to this point), I get about 1/2 way
>>> through entering my password and the machine bogs down taking forever to
>>> do anything. This usually continues for anywhere between 5 - 15 minutes
>>> and then the machine works at normal speed again; usually ending in
>>> about 30 windows opening from my impatient rampage of clicking icons.
>>>
>>> I had originally thought it was a DNS issue so I changed from a static
>>> IP address to Dynamically assigned, but no change in performance. It is
>>> almost like the machine is spending 5 - 15 minutes looking for the
>>> Domain Controller. Any ideas how to stop this?
>>>
>>> Any suggestions will be appreciated,
>>>
>>> Ian
>>>
>>
>>
>
>