1. Disable DFS Support if not used.
DFS is a feature of NT which allows multiple physical file systems to be logically grafted together to appear as a singe directory structure. This can ease the difficulties of users locating resources across many different servers.
The first step in locating a server via UNC is to check to see if it is DFS. This Disabling DFS support will cause this step to be skipped. To disable DFS, create the "DisableDFS" registry entry ("DWORD" with a value of "1") at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Mup\"
(Note: Even when Client32 is set a the primary redirector, NT will still do an initial Netbios query to test to see if the UNC path is a DFS directory. Therefore, it is highly recommended that this be disabled in Netware environments that do not use DFS.)
2. Disable Remote Computer Task Scheduler - By default, Win2000 will attempt to access the remote scheduler service on remote computers such as Win95, Win98, and Novell Netware. This can cause long delays of over 30 seconds while futilely attempting to access the remote service. This was scheduled to be fixed in SP2, but was not. Use the Registry File below to delete this key, which will disable this feature.
"Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00"
"[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}]"
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q245/8/00.asp 3. For more tips, see
http://www.ithowto.com/novell/clientspeed.htm#1
