Topic: SME server 7.2 + slow speed

[Avinashi]

HI..
I have SME server 7.2. It was installed properly without any error. I configure it. It woks fine.

But when I connect other PC to it, that PC work very slow. I change the client PC but same problem occur. When I just right click on desktop it take about 2 minutes to open. So, you can understand what's problem occur. If I disconnect the PC from server it work properly.

So, please can anyone tell me what's wrong with my server?

Thanks in advance
Avinashi

[stefan24]

What about an update to the recent version 7.4?
Then come back and describe your hardware and network infrastructure.

[Avinashi]

Ya I also installed it & check but same problem occur.

We are about thirty employees in the office. All computers are connect thruogh Lynksys ethernet switch.

Server configuration: Intel  DG965RY motherboard , Dual core intel processor. , 300GB SATA harddisk, 4GB of Transcend RAM.

[stefan24]

Which Client OS do you use? Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Linux?
Is it a Workgroup installation or do you use Domain Login?
Have you patched the windows registry of the clients, which connect to the SME-Server?
Is the client slow even when working locally (while attached to the SME-Server)?
How do you attach to the SME-Server?
What about a Peer-to-Peer-Network under Windows? Is that slow, too?
How do you connect to the internet? What TCP/IP settings do you use? Who is DNS-server?

[Avinashi]

Which Client OS do you use? Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Linux?  Windows Xp 64-bit OS
Is it a Workgroup installation or do you use Domain Login?Domain Login
Have you patched the windows registry of the clients, which connect to the SME-Server? sorry don't understand what did u want to tell
Is the client slow even when working locally (while attached to the SME-Server)? No. Locally working fine.
How do you attach to the SME-Server? In my computer property, I change the domain as the sme server name
What about a Peer-to-Peer-Network under Windows? Is that slow, too? How do I check this?
How do you connect to the internet? What TCP/IP settings do you use? Who is DNS-server?We are using DHCP services. In server configure we configure it as pppoE

If I connect client PC to the server as I wrote above with domain name, the PC work very slow.
So, I disconnect pc from domain. So, it working fast.

[cactus]

If I connect client PC to the server as I wrote above with domain name, the PC work very slow.
So, I disconnect pc from domain. So, it working fast.

I suspect some error in the network layout. Can you try and draw/describe your network layout? Are there perhaps two servers providing DHCP to the network, this sometimes can be the cause of network slowness problems.