Avalance 0 Posted March 6, 2000 We've got about 10 computers in our local network, some of them running Win98 and some of them Win2K Pro. We haven't got a server. It generally works fine to share files and resources across the network, but I've noticed one strange thing about Win2K: It takes FOREVER to get the list of shared resources from another computer! Once a specific resource has been opened, everything works fine, so if I for example write \\COMPUTER\PATCHES in Explorer, the resource opens immediately. But to get the list of shared resources simply takes forever!!! (Actually about 30 seconds, but it’s way to long anyway…) This goes almost immediately in Win98, why not in Win2K? Share this post Link to post
Unkoon2000 0 Posted March 6, 2000 Hi, Your problem has to do with the windows 98 registry. Somebody should reply. I don't know the exact thing to tweak. Share this post Link to post
cdspaco 0 Posted March 7, 2000 Yeah, I've noticed the same thing too. I've tried messing with the network settings, but to no avail...if anyone has any ideas... Share this post Link to post
Aegeas 0 Posted March 7, 2000 Your problem probably lies in the NT core of win2k. NT has a network resource resolution pattern that requires it search for certain items in a set series (WINS, DNS, etc). Now the actual timeout length for requesting attention from these network resources is variable. I am certain a registry tweak guide will surface that will let us alter exactly how long it searches for a wins or master browser list from your local network. Just an example because I do not know the list it follows before it is certain it has resolved all the resources on the network. Share this post Link to post
Ekstreme 0 Posted March 7, 2000 I can't solve your problem totally, but I had a similar prob wiht NT4 linked to 98. I reduced the time by only using TCP/IP and disabling TCP/IP Netbios Helper service Good luck Share this post Link to post
Hammer_One 0 Posted March 7, 2000 Hi i am using Win2K Pro and Win98 in my LAN. Everytime i want to access the Win2K PC from the Win98 PC it asks for a passwort for \\PC\IPC$ ! Can anyone help me, because i've never set any password for this resource! Please mailto: opophal@gmx.de ! Share this post Link to post
Avalance 0 Posted March 7, 2000 Hammer_One, that problem is easy to solve. Just open the Computer Management Console (from Control Panel/Admin Tools) and go to "System Tools"/"Local users and groups"/"Users". Double-click on the Guest-account and make sure the "Account is disabled"-box is not checked! Share this post Link to post
Ekstreme 0 Posted March 7, 2000 You can enable the guest account, or create a new user using the login/pass for users on the 98 machine, it's a little more secure that way Share this post Link to post
simonroockley 0 Posted March 7, 2000 A way round this is to use the host.sam and LMHost.sam files during the dns lookup stage, NTx and 9x use these as a backup to DNS (if you look in the TCP/IP properties in NTx you will ses under DNS an option to lookup LMhost). You do this by using notepad to edit the files and enter the entries in the format of the example within the file. i.e. 192.168.1.1 user1 192.168.1.2 user2 This should also help speed up network browsing. This is also a good way of solving browsing problems on a machine that is on two seperate ip domains. Hope this helps Simon Share this post Link to post
