25 minute log on to Win2000 Server from workstations 3

[loosingit]

I have 13 Win2000 workstations that take approx 25 minutes to boot up. The server is approx 4 years old, Intel 1.50Ghz processor, 1024 Ram with Service pack 4, 80 gig hard drive, 60 gigs free. This happened last August and the problem was solved after we removed SLmail and outsourced our email. It started again Tuesday afternoon. No new software has been installed and virus and spyware scans have come up clean. The only thing I have found that helps is to disconnect the network cable from the workstation until sign on screen, connect, sign on and then disconnect for normal boot up. Also, installing Zone Alarm has helped for normal bootup to sign on screen then it takes about 5 minutes after that to come up. NIC has been replaced on the server with no change. The one workstation that still has Win98 running does not have this problem.

Any help is appreciated and please know that I am not as knowledgeable about servers as I am with workstations.

 

[Seaspray0]

goto your dns server and delete the "." root zone. This will allow you to create a forward to your ISP's DNS server. By creating the forward, your dns server will ask the ISP's DNS server to resolve internet domains and pass that resolution to the clients (known as a recursive lookup).

Start, Help. You'll be surprised what's there. A+/MCP/MCSE/MCDBA

 

[GShort]

Here is a link on how to configure DNS for Internet access in windows 2000

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;300202&sd=tech

And here our other how to articales like DHCP which might help out in the future :

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/itsolutions/howto/admhow.mspx

 

[loosingit]

I was able to get the forwarder set up to get the workstations on the internet after changing the DNS to our server and everything is working now. Without your help I don't know what I would have done!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!!!!!!