From: Chris Hoogendyk (choogend@library.umass.edu)
Date: Tue Sep 03 2002 - 17:09:53 EDT
As has been said many times: This list rocks!
I got zero replies from the nt admin list (and my post was nice).
My favorite network list (net-troubleshooting@wildpackets.com) was taken
out by a fire. They did have off-site backups, and are buying new
servers and rebuilding.
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Thanks to the following from this list (especially those checked):
Sirisena, Navi <Navi.Sirisena@gs.com>
-> Martin Hepworth <martinh@solid-state-logic.com>
John Martinez <john@mtbiker.net>
-> Ian Clements <ian@artisan.com>
joe.fletcher@btconnect.com
Mark Ryan <mryan@proquent.com>
Kevin Metzger <kevin.metzger@ieee.org>
*->> Larye Parkins <LParkins@niaid.nih.gov>
*->> Brian Dunbar <Brian.Dunbar@plexus.com>
-> Fogg, James <JFogg@vicinity.com>
Peter Ondruska <petino@hotmail.com>
Benjamin Ritcey <sunmanagers@ritcey.com>
John Eisenschmidt <jweisen@eisenschmidt.org>
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Here are a couple of good sources:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/server/evaluation/performance/reports/perftune.asp
http://hallwebtools.com/software_design/63.shtml
http://www.microsoft.com/MSPress/books/3211.asp
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Aside from the standard recommendations of monitoring the network and
documenting the facts of the situation, there are actually a significant
number of detailed changes that are recommended for tuning windows after
it is installed.
The basics include:
removing excess bindings for network protocols. this could be choosing
TCP/IP and eliminating NetBEUI and NetBIOS (and of course IPX).
basically, a lot of NT overhead traffic is replicated over all available protocols.
remove unnecessary services from NT installations. leave only services
that are explicitly required for your network design -- particularly for
workstation installations that are ghosted over many dozens of machines.
clamp down on browser traffic by resetting the registry keys that cause
a PC to keep a maintain a server list or compete to be the browsemaster.
use only designated browsemasters.
control roaming profiles.
the references above also had a variety of other registry settings.
of course, I was specifically looking for NT or Win2000 tuning
information. suggestions like using fixed network speeds rather than
autonegotiated at both ends are useful, but I already knew that and have
been arguing that. Also, check netmasks, use mrtg (got it running), etc.
Thanks to everyone.
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Chris Hoogendyk
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