"J Brown" <jeremyb@axiomsystems.com.au> wrote in message news:<034201c37042$5d7e5a20$a501280a@phx.gbl>...
> Hi,
>
> We've recently installed 10 new workstations (XP Pro, P4
> 2.4GHz) onto a NT4 domain. They have connected up to the
> domain fine and have been able to map drives without a
> problem. However, the client is experiencing significant
> delays when browsing the network through the new PC's (no
> hassles with old).
>
> I have enabled NetBios over TCP/IP, I have permanently
> disabled XP ICF, network card is set to Autosense (and
> connects with correct settings), deleted all files in
> \Windows\PreFetch and recreated dynamically, checked to
> see that XP is only using one network protocol
> (TCP/IP)...etc. However the problem still remains, client
> is getting very grumpy and I've run out of options...
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
In absense of other suggestions, I would run the NT4 netmon utility.
It is free. It is a packet sniffer. See where your browse requests
are going. It may provide useful insight. It has helped me in the
past w/similar issues.
Hope this helps,
Phil