Hi All,

Since last week I have 2 computers in my organization that suddenly takes up
to 5 minutes before the user is logged on. Everything looks fine when the
computer boots and the user logs on and it just sits there applying the
computer settings. I opened a ping to the computers and get a request timed
out the whole time until all of a sudden (after minutes) I get a reply and
the user finally logs on and can get to work.

We found a work around by disabling the “Network Location Awareness (NLA)�
service. If we do that everything looks fine. But this is not a solution
because we need that service for our group policies.

Anybody seen this behavior before?

Thanks
BasH

If you log in to those computers as somebody else, does it have the same
delay? If not, re-create the user profiles that have the delay.
--
Katrina


"Bash" wrote:

I logged on with my domain account but by then we applied the workaround so
the logon went smoothly and quick, when I enabled the Network Location
Awareness service again and rebooted I tried it again as myself and it took
many minutes again. I forgot to mention that if these machines boot without a
network cable plugged in I can logon normal (quick) with cashed credentials.
I am clueless…..

Thanks
BasH


"Katrina" wrote:

I have the same issue. After either reboot or power on, logon's with any
user takes 2-5 minutes to pass the login screen. When network cable is
disconnected, login goes right in, same as if the network adaptor is disabled.
I found that the system is trying to retrieve an IP address from the DHCP
server. That is causing the delay. Static IP does the same thing, pauses
2-5 minutes tring to just connect to the server.
Is there a way to have the system log right in while looking for an IP?
Tried a full format/reload, bare minimum Windows and only the network
drivers, same thing.
Drivers updated, even tried old drivers.
--
-Chip
=)


"Bash" wrote: