I have a Windows 2003 server that is a Terminal Server for about 20 users. A few weeks ago the machine became virtually unusable for web browsing. We have a DSL connection (not certain of the connection speed but this is not the problem). Browsing is extremely slow when using Internet Explorer. It is not only slow from the the users connecting to the Terminal Server via a thin client but also is very slow when trying to browse directly from the server itself.
The machine has up to date virus protection and is firewalled. I have scanned for viruses and spyware with no results multiple times. There does not appear to be any particularily heavey drain on system resources - memory or processor. Openining Internet Explorer takes forever and then it will be virtually impossible to load new pages. I have manged to check my connection speeds and they are still good (about 1 meg). Downloading files still happens at an acceptable speed.
I have installed Mozilla and Firefox for testing and these browsers take a long time to load but they browse at what appears to be normal speeds. Oddly enough though if I try to do anything from one of these browsers using the menu bar at the top of the browser the browser will hang and it takes a long time to move through these screens.
I have some PCs in the building that are independent of the Terminal server but they do use the same router and DSL modem to get to the outside world. These machines have no browsing issues whatsover.
Any ideas on where one might start to troubleshoot this problem?
Thanks!
The machine has up to date virus protection and is firewalled. I have scanned for viruses and spyware with no results multiple times. There does not appear to be any particularily heavey drain on system resources - memory or processor. Openining Internet Explorer takes forever and then it will be virtually impossible to load new pages. I have manged to check my connection speeds and they are still good (about 1 meg). Downloading files still happens at an acceptable speed.
I have installed Mozilla and Firefox for testing and these browsers take a long time to load but they browse at what appears to be normal speeds. Oddly enough though if I try to do anything from one of these browsers using the menu bar at the top of the browser the browser will hang and it takes a long time to move through these screens.
I have some PCs in the building that are independent of the Terminal server but they do use the same router and DSL modem to get to the outside world. These machines have no browsing issues whatsover.
Any ideas on where one might start to troubleshoot this problem?
Thanks!
