No, that's a layer 8 issue - operator error. 

Thanks,
Brian Desmond
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, 
CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 7:26 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer settings" after 
upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1

And when you put ISA on a DC... we prob go into negative layers...

;-)

Brian Desmond wrote:

> *When I think of a firewall I think of a layer 4 contraption. Layer 7 
> is like putting ISA or something on the box.*
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> * *
>
> *c - 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Al Mulnick
> *Sent:* Friday, June 09, 2006 9:54 AM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer settings" 
> after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
>
>  
>
> Interesting.  I'm fascinated by the architecture. 
>
>  
>
> FWIW, I was hinting around at layer-7 firewalls being a better choice 
> than a traditional ACL on a router or a port-forwarding type of 
> firewall. Firewall technology gives fine control, but it also opens 
> pandora's box in terms of support, coordination, etc. It also doesn't 
> do anything for application layer attacks because for that only one 
> port is needed.  The downside is that layer-7 firewalls have a hard 
> time reaching line speed due to the amount of work and analysis they 
> do.  You almost need a grid cluster to power such a thing. :)
>
>  
>
> Thanks for the responses.  It's helpful to me at least.
>
>  
>
> Al
>
>  
>
> On 6/9/06, *Clay, Justin (ITS)* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> Sorry for the mega-delay in responding to my own thread, I've been sick!
>
>  
>
> I don't control our firewalls at all, but my understanding is that 
> this firewall is there for the exact reasons that Brian described.
> It's especially important to us to separate the clients from the 
> servers and DCs in this case because all of the PCs in this forest are 
> public-facing (Public Library, Public Parks, etc). I believe we're 
> either going to go with the method that Brian is using, or they might 
> possibly use the application-level (I think that's the term they use) 
> filtering, where, as I understand it, the Checkpoint firewall would 
> dynamically open the high ports based on information it received by 
> looking inside the RPC packets and determining which high port the DC 
> is telling the client to connect on. I think there's a lot more 
> overhead with this method, but it seems like something our firewall 
> guys would like to at least try.
>
>  
>
> As to some of the earlier questions, our firewall guys only opened 
> such a large range for me so quickly so that the problem would go away 
> while we researched a more secure solution. It's amazing what they'll 
> do when they have the director of the Nashville Public Libraries on 
> the phone yelling at them.
>
>  
>
>  
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
>
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] *On Behalf Of *Brian 
> Desmond
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 08, 2006 11:07 PM
>
>
> *To:* [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
>
> *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer settings" 
> after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
>
>  
>
> *Yes. It isolates different applications and tiers. One of the big 
> isolation issues is in house managed vs vendor managed stuff. Database 
> tier vs app tier vs web tier. Web shouldn't be able to talk to 
> database at all, generally. Your HR database should not be in a subnet 
> that a vendor with TS access to another DB server has access to, and 
> so forth. *
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*
>
> * *
>
> *c - 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] *On Behalf Of *Al Mulnick
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 08, 2006 7:50 AM
> *To:* [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> *Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer settings" 
> after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
>
>  
>
> Interesting.  So, more or less, the firewall between tiers is more of 
> a control mechanism? i.e. you can impose fine control over new 
> applications that should be there, while preventing malicious 
> applications from running amok on the network at the high port ranges?
> Rather, you either use the proposed ports, else take your packets and 
> go home?
>
>  
>
> Or am I missing the idea of putting the FW's in between the tiers?
>
>  
>
> Does this provide you much benefit?  What's been the trade-off?
>
>  
>
> On 6/7/06, *Brian Desmond* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> *I haven't really read this thread thru (too busy) but I think I have 
> the gist of it. I'll generally throw a firewall between each of my 
> server tiers (some sort of trunked interface of course) and then of 
> course between my clients and these tiers. I'm not about to open TCP
> 1024-65535 between clients and the servers, might as well just put an 
> any rule in. Weird stuff that's not belonging on a box has a habit of 
> running on weird high range ports anyway, this is just conducive to 
> it. *
>
> * *
>
> *I guess I also have the very large enterprise datacenter network 
> model of subnet for each little item burned in and being meticulous 
> yet logical about rules. *
>
> * *
>
> *Thanks,*
>
> *Brian Desmond*
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>*
>
> * *
>
> *c - 312.731.3132*
>
> * *
>
> *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> l.activedir.org <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] *On 
> Behalf Of *Al Mulnick
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 07, 2006 3:16 PM
>
>
> *To:* [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer settings" 
> after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
>
>  
>
> I don't think I'll take that bait this time. :)
>
>  
>
> Keep in mind that as far as unwanted intrusions are concerned, it only 
> takes one port - what do you have to gain by reducing the number of 
> available authorized ports? If you don't watch it everyday, is there 
> an advantage? Or is it too late if something happens?
>
>  
>
> As for firewalls, I get the idea of a DC having a firewall - it's the 
> reason there are firewalls on the DC's with the adoption of R2/K3 sp1.
> No problem.  But a separate firewall has me interested.
>
>  
>
> Separating domains with firewalls is silly and trivial to overcome 
> IMHO.  It does however reduce the possible spread of virii/malware/email.
>
>  
>
> -ajm
>
>  
>
>
>
>  
>
> On 6/7/06, *Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]* < 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>
> One advantage of ISA server being on the DC (yes folks I told you we 
> are insane..but I do have a hardware firewall on the outside) is yeah...
> I've got the data watching that crud...I turn into an atheist every 
> now and then and lose religion I will admit and don't review the daily 
> firewall report emails always like I should ...but Dana Epp's Scorpion 
> Software ISA (can be used on other firewalls) dashboard greatly helps 
> to narrow my investigation when I need it.
>
> Why MS at 207.46.236.25 <http://207.46.236.25/> is wanting to connect 
> to my port 46844.. I don't know..but ISA is blocking it 
> nonetheless....
>
> About once a month I throw up the real time monitor and just see what 
> the gang is doing (yes our AUP states that I can do this).. we now 
> block myspace.com <http://myspace.com/> as a result..(among other 
> sites)
>
> Honestly I don't do it as well as I should... but I try.
>
> But if you had those blocks in place before... there was a reason... 
> and that firm has now done a major change management and especially 
> with firewalls... that's one big change management that you've done 
> with those domain controllers.
>
> Isn't domain isolation a good thing?
> IT's Showtime:
> http://www.microsoft.com/australia/showtime/sessionh.aspx?videoid=115
>
>
>
> Al Mulnick wrote:
>
> > So... you watch those ports then?  You have some sort of watching 
> > going on for that set of ports? Or are you just relying on the 
> > concept that, "hey, nothing should be talking to that set of ports, 
> > hence I shouldn't see anything in my firewall logs (which I'm 
> > reviewing religiously by the way) therefore this must be something 
> > amiss and or awry"? Detection of issues (with a lag time built in) vs. 
> > prevention?
> >
> > In the case of the original poster, the firewall is a separately 
> > controlled device that I believe is walling off one network of users 
> > from a network of servers.  In this case, Active Directory servers.
> > I'm just not sure why and I'm insanely curious. :)
> >
> > Al
> >
> >
> > On 6/7/06, *Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]* 
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>> wrote:
> >
> >     Egress filtering so that there's less ports for me to keep an eye
> >     on...
> >     those high level ports can be used for backdoors, trojans and what
> >     not... I live in California.. I have SSNs in an encrypted
> >     database... I
> >     have sucky vendors that won't support encryption... so I'm
> putting all
> >     the layers I can.
> >
> >     I don't trust my secretary that 'has' downloaded malware on her
> >     machine
> >     (she's nonadmin these days along with many others in my firm).
> >
> >     I have a tiny network in comparison to you guys (Joe would get
> >     claustrophobic just opening up the group policy snap in and seeing
> >     hardly anything in there) but each workstation has XP sp2 with the
> >     firewalls enabled..and believe you me... if some high level port is
> >     needed, I need, I want to know what the 'normal' baseline traffic
> >     is on
> >     my network.. should something change... that's a sign of a new
> >     piece of
> >     software.. or worse yet... malware, trojans, yadda yadda... and I'm
> >     having a heart attack and licking stamps on post cards informing
> >     clients
> >     of an intrusion.
> >
> >     These days your interior "trusted network" can't be trusted
> anymore.
> >     The bad guys want my desktops.. and most of my risks in my sized
> >     network
> >     is coming in from those users.. not my server.
> >
> >
> >     Al Mulnick wrote:
> >
> >     > Hmm.. I'm surprised by that Susan. :)
> >     >
> >     > Anyhow, why would you lock it down?  I'm curious as to what the
> >     > motivation is in this particular instance to use the firewall
> like
> >     > that?  What's the gain? What risk are you mitigating? What are
> you
> >     > controlling?
> >     >
> >     > As I understand this, it is not an internet facing machine such
> >     that a
> >     > firewall is there to slow the rush.  This is firewalled off from
> >     other
> >     > networks within the "trusted" networks (or not so trusted I
> suppose,
> >     > since you did deploy a firewall.)  I'm not sure I understand
> >     what's to
> >     > be gained by doing this, so I'm curious. I'm familiar with what
> >     other
> >     > companies have done this type of configuration for, but I'm
> >     interested
> >     > in this particular instance.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > On 6/7/06, *Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]*
> >     > < [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >     I think I'd be setting up a sniffer and figuring out exactly
> >     what
> >     >     is wanting what open and why.
> >     >
> >     >     ...that's an awful lot of ports....and exactly where is this
> >     firewall?
> >     >
> >     >     I'm with Brian.. except I would probably not use the f
> >     word.. but
> >     >     I think I'd be going "okay this is fine to keep the bosses 
> from
> >     >     freaking out but we're getting to the bottom of this so I can
> >     >     close those suckers back up or at least only open the 
> minimums".
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >     Brian Desmond wrote:
> >     >
> >     >>     *And fwiw you have some forgiving firewall people. I would
> >     have
> >     >>     told you to f off and lock it down.*
> >     >>
> >     >>     * *
> >     >>
> >     >>     *Thanks,*
> >     >>
> >     >>     *Brian Desmond*
> >     >>
> >     >>     * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>*
> >     >>
> >     >>     * *
> >     >>
> >     >>     *c - 312.731.3132*
> >     >>
> >     >>     * *
> >     >>
> >     >>     *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     >>     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>
> >     >>     [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>] *On Behalf Of *Clay,
> >     >>     Justin (ITS)
> >     >>     *Sent:* Friday, June 02, 2006 4:30 PM
> >     >>     *To:* [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto:[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> >     >>     <mailto: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto: [email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>>
> >     >>     *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer
> >     >>     settings" after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Well everyone, it's fixed. It's something that even MS is 
> a bit
> >     >>     surprised at, although they say they have seen it before.
> >     >>     Essentially, the last year since this forest has been 
> deployed,
> >     >>     high ports (1024-65535) have been blocked at the firewall
> >     but for
> >     >>     whatever reason, everything seemed to work fine. Installing
> >     SP1
> >     >>     apparently changed something, or fixed something that 
> finally
> >     >>     made it a requirement to have those high ports open.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     They opened 1024-65535 on our Checkpoint firewall and the
> >     login
> >     >>     times instantly went from 4-8 minutes back down to the
> >     usual few
> >     >>     seconds. It sucks to have to learn about things like this by
> >     >>     killing a production environment for 4 hours and burning 
> some
> >     >>     Premiere Support hours, but at least we know what to look 
> for
> >     >>     when we upgrade some of our other domains to SP1!
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Thanks to everyone for all the suggestions and help, it's
> >     always
> >     >>     appreciated!
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Also, to everyone else that was experiencing this issue, 
> I'd be
> >     >>     interested to know if a firewall or router ACL blocking high
> >     >>     ports is the cause of the problem for you!
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> >
> >     >>
> >     >>     *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     >>     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>
> >     >>     [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>] *On Behalf Of *Clay,
> >     >>     Justin (ITS)
> >     >>     *Sent:* Friday, June 02, 2006 2:31 PM
> >     >>     *To:* [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto:[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> >     >>     <mailto: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto: [email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>>
> >     >>     *Subject:* RE: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer
> >     >>     settings" after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Nope, I can get to them from the client PCs just fine…I was
> >     able
> >     >>     to drill down into all of the policies that I tried.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> >     >>
> >     >>     *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     >>     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>
> >     >>     [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>] *On Behalf Of *Al 
> Mulnick
> >     >>     *Sent:* Friday, June 02, 2006 1:34 PM
> >     >>     *To:* [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto:[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> >     >>     <mailto: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto: [email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>>
> >     >>     *Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer
> >     >>     settings" after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Any problems accessing
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     \\domain\sysvol\domain\Policies 
> <file:///%5C%5Cdomain%5Csysvol%5Cdomain%5CPolicies>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     ?
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     On 6/2/06, *Clay, Justin (ITS)* < 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     >>     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>> wrote:
> >     >>
> >     >>     Hopefully the attachment comes through. The interesting
> >     part, and
> >     >>     where most of the time delay is seen is here:
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:36:47:528 ProcessGPOs:  Machine role 
> is 2.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0 ) 12:37:50:606 MyGetUserName:  GetUserNameEx
> >     >>     failed with 1753.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:37:50:606 MyGetUserName:  Retrying 
> call to
> >     >>     GetUserNameEx in 1/2 second.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:38:54:371 MyGetUserName:  GetUserNameEx
> >     >>     failed with 1753.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:38:54:371 MyGetUserName:  Retrying 
> call to
> >     >>     GetUserNameEx in 1/2 second.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:39:58:027 MyGetUserName:  GetUserNameEx
> >     >>     failed with 1753.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:39:58:027 MyGetUserName:  Retrying 
> call to
> >     >>     GetUserNameEx in 1/2 second.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:41:01:573 MyGetUserName:  GetUserNameEx
> >     >>     failed with 1753.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:41:01:573 ProcessGPOs: MyGetUserName 
> failed
> >     >>     with 1753.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV( 42c.2f0) 12:41:01:573 ProcessGPOs: No WMI logging
> >     done in
> >     >>     this policy cycle.
> >     >>
> >     >>     USERENV(42c.2f0) 12:41:01:573 ProcessGPOs: Processing
> >     failed with
> >     >>     error 1753.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> >     >>
> >     >>     *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     >>     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>
> >     >>     [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> >     >>     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>] *On Behalf Of *Al
> >     >>     Mulnick
> >     >>     *Sent:* Friday, June 02, 2006 12:19 PM
> >     >>     *To:* [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto:[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>
> >     >>     <mailto: [email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>
> >     <mailto:[email protected]
> <mailto:[email protected]>>>
> >     >>     *Subject:* Re: [ActiveDir] PCs hang at "Applying computer
> >     >>     settings" after upgradingDCs to 2K3 SP1
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     I think a different thread mentioned that DNS was about 
> 90% of
> >     >>     the cause of this type of behavior.  It's not the only one
> >     however.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     What keeps rebooting?  The DC? Or the workstations? If the
> >     >>     workstations, not only ethereal but Darren's suggestion of
> >     >>     logging is a good idea.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     On 6/2/06, *Za Vue* < [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL 
> > PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>
> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >     <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>>>> wrote:
> >     >>
> >     >>     Finally..someone is also experiencing this problem. My 
> DCs are
> >     >>     Windows 2003 SP1 also. It seems to hang every 3-4 
> reboots. My
> >     >>     first thought was DNS DNS.. but NetDiag, Repl, DCDiag,
> >     Nslookup
> >     >>     all show no error. Nothing is reported in logs. It is not
> >     >>     firewall. I have play with NetBIOS, changing Provider 
> Order in
> >     >>     Network Neighborhood->Advanced Settings..nada.
> >     >>
> >     >>     This week has been quiet. If someone calls again I have
> >     ethereal
> >     >>     setup and ready to capture. The thing about my 
> environment is I
> >     >>     do not manage the switches or router. I don't know if
> >     someone is
> >     >>     messing with something.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     - Z.V.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     , Justin (ITS) wrote:
> >     >>
> >     >>     Hello,
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Last night we upgraded our 3 Win2K3 domain controllers to 
> SP1.
> >     >>     This morning, we're getting tons and tons of calls from
> >     users who
> >     >>     report that their computer sits at "Applying computer
> >     settings"
> >     >>     for a good 10 minutes, then another 10 or so minutes at
> >     "Applying
> >     >>     your personalized settings"
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     After the upgrade we did start seeing DCOM errors in the
> >     System
> >     >>     event log, which I've found many people online have
> >     experienced.
> >     >>     I "fixed it" (or at least the DCOM errors went away) by
> >     granting
> >     >>     Network Service the following rights:
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Local Launch
> >     >>
> >     >>     Remote Launch
> >     >>
> >     >>     Local Activation
> >     >>
> >     >>     Remote Activation
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     In the Launch and Activation Permissions dialog on the 
> Security
> >     >>     tab of the netman component. However, even after the DCOM
> >     errors
> >     >>     have gone away, we continue to see the same results on the
> >     clients.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Any ideas? I'm considering calling Premier Support, but I
> >     figured
> >     >>     you guys would be better help than them.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     Thanks,
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>     /Justin Clay/
> >     >>     /ITS Enterprise Services/
> >     >>     /Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County /
> >     >>     /Howard School Building/
> >     >>     /Phone: (615) 880-2573/
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
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