I saw the same symptoms recently.

Post #208,819

5/27/05 9:57:12 AM

Connections from my Win2k PC to the net were OK part of the time, but slow. Windows file sharing was glacial to or from the box. Printing to a local Lexmark TCP/IP printer would fail.

But it was only my office. A D-Link DSS-5+ 10/100 switch on my desk was apparently crapping out. I replaced it with a Netgear FS105 and the problems went away.

Are the users on the same subnet sharing a router or switch somewhere? Have you tried a different DNS? [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=202375|Greg's ] seem to work pretty well.

I don't know of any virus/spyware that would cause those symptoms, but I haven't kept up with such things as much as I probably should.

HTH. Luck!

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #208,820

by Silverlock

5/27/05 10:11:16 AM

These are remote users

Connecting from their home office or hotels or Starbucks or customer sites or wherever.

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Post #208,827

by Another Scott

5/27/05 10:45:44 AM

Dunno. It sounds like you've checked most everything.

Just in case, I assume you've been through [link|http://support.microsoft.com/kb/102908/|this] page at MS's site.

Hey, it's Winders. Sometimes that's just the way it is. The code wears out and sometimes you just have to buy a new system.

Or something. ;-)

Luck!

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #208,829

by imric

5/27/05 10:48:37 AM

ICLRPDii

"Hey, it's Winders. Sometimes that's just the way it is."

"The code wears out and sometimes you just have to buy a new system."

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Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.

Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.

Post #208,831

by Silverlock

5/27/05 10:54:12 AM

I've seen it before

Singularly unhelpfull in most cases.

It did make me think of something else to look at though. I need to check the lmhosts file to make sure nothing "uninvited" has ended up in it.

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