[Samba] Windows XP slow access to network places shortcut?

[Clint Sharp]

Mac wrote:

>Hmmm.
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>Do you remember how long the actual mapping process took?
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>My guess is that it also took a while and then it was quick after that.
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>This suggests to me that what you have is an authentication delay.
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>Mapped drives authenticate once (when you map them).
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>Other things (like browsing and using UNC paths) tend to re-authenticate
>every time you look at them.
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>Note, that once you've authenticated to a server with a mapped drive,
>everything to do with that server will most likely get quicker too.  Until
>you un-mapp the drive.
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>So look over the autehntication (LDAP, smbpasswd, Domain Member etc, etc) in
>your setup.
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>	Just a hunch,
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I concur.  Also, I've deleted the previous emails from this thread, but 
a copy of your smb.conf would help at this point.  I still have a strong 
suspicious of a name resolution/browsing related problem as well which 
is slowing this down.

Clint