Hi I've just been talking to one of our sites who complained that their build was taking a long time, particularly when downloading the WIM. I had a look at their logs and noticed in BDD.log that the SMSDP variable is set to our central site (where MDT is run from), consequently it appears that it's dragging the WIM, Toolkit etc. across the WAN!!! I've been through ZTIGather.wsf and understand how it's setting that variable from the _SMSTSBootMediaPackageID variable, however it seems that this path is being set to the local DP on some sites but not on others. Can anyone give me a heads-up on what determines how this path is set? Ie. where the sccmserver bit of _SMSTSABC1234567 = \\sccmserver\SMSPKGF$\....\ABC1234567 is derived from? I've checked the boundaries in SCCM and they look correct as are the default gateways in MDT so I'm perplexed. Thanks in advance Simon

There will be couple things to check: Is the package the contains the WIM on the local DP? Do you have protected boundaries set on your DPs? Regards

Hi Adrian Yes the package that contains the WIM (both the OS WIM and the boot image WIM) are on the DPs. No protected boundaries are configured on any of the DPs. Cheers Simon

All content comes from DPs through the normal ConfigMgr content location process regardless of and independant from the value of this variable: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb932150.aspx This is completely dependant upon your boundaries. What kind of boundaries are you using?Jason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | Twitter @JasonSandys

Hi Jason Site boundaries are AD Site boundaries. I've checked sites and services and the subnets are valid. There is an SCCM server on each site with a DP so the network connection for the boundaries are set as Fast. It gets a bit murkier actually as I've found that two machines built on the same site actually come up with different results. The extracts from BDD.log show that this first one gets the SMSDP info. Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 5.1.1642.01 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) The task sequencer log is located at X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log. ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property Debug is now = FALSE ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property ScriptRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) ScriptRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property DeployRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property ToolRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) ToolRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property ResourceRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) ResourceRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property BDDPackageID is now = ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) BDDPackageID = ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) LocalRootPath = ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) LogPath = X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property DeploymentMethod is now = SCCM ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) DeploymentMethod = SCCM ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property DeploymentType is now = NEWCOMPUTER ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Property PHASE is now = PREINSTALL ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) DeploymentType = NEWCOMPUTER ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Phase = PREINSTALL ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) ZTISCCM processing completed successfully. ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 00:25:20 0 (0x0000) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 5.1.1642.01 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) The task sequencer log is located at X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) ------------------------- Object Initialization ------------------------- ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) ------------------------- Initialization ------------------------- ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Synchronizing the environments. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Finished synchronizing the environments. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Getting OS info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property OSCurrentVersion is now = 6.1.7600 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property OSCurrentBuild is now = 7600 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property OSVersion is now = WinPE ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property IsServerOS is now = False ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property IsServerCoreOS is now = False ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Finished getting OS info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Getting HAL information ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property HALName is now = acpiapic ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Finished getting HAL information ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Getting network info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Checking network adapter: [00000000] Intel(R) 82567LM-3 Gigabit Network Connection ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) MAC address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) IP Address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) IP Address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Default Gateway = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property IPAddress001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property IPAddress002 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property MacAddress001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property DefaultGateway001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Finished getting network info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Getting DP info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) SMS distribution Share = LocalSCCMServer.company.com ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Property SMSDP is now = LocalSCCMServer.company.com ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Finished getting DP info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Getting WDS server info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Unable to determine WDS server name, probably not booted from WDS. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Finished getting WDS server info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 00:25:21 0 (0x0000) Whereas this example from the same site doesn't get any SMSDP info. Property LogPath is now = X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 5.1.1642.01 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) The task sequencer log is located at X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log. ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property Debug is now = FALSE ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ScriptRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) ScriptRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property DeployRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ToolRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) ToolRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ResourceRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) ResourceRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ScriptRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ScriptRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property DeployRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property ToolRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ToolRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property ResourceRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ResourceRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property BDDPackageID is now = ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) BDDPackageID = ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) LocalRootPath = C:\_SMSTaskSequence ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) LogPath = X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property DeploymentMethod is now = SCCM ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) DeploymentMethod = SCCM ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property DeploymentType is now = NEWCOMPUTER ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property PHASE is now = PREINSTALL ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) DeploymentType = NEWCOMPUTER ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Phase = PREINSTALL ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ZTISCCM processing completed successfully. ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 5.1.1642.01 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) The task sequencer log is located at X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) ------------------------- Object Initialization ------------------------- ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) ------------------------- Initialization ------------------------- ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Synchronizing the environments. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished synchronizing the environments. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting OS info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property OSCurrentVersion is now = 6.1.7600 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property OSCurrentBuild is now = 7600 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property OSVersion is now = WinPE ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IsServerOS is now = False ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IsServerCoreOS is now = False ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting OS info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting HAL information ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property HALName is now = acpiapic ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting HAL information ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting network info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Checking network adapter: [00000000] Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) MAC address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) IP Address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) IP Address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Default Gateway = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IPAddress001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IPAddress002 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property MacAddress001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property DefaultGateway001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting network info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting DP info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Unable to determine SMS distribution Share server name ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting DP info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting WDS server info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Unable to determine WDS server name, probably not booted from WDS. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting WDS server info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Both of the machines get a valid IP address which falls within the correct boundary (same DefaultGateway001 etc.) so I don't think there's a problem there. This third example (sorry for all the logs!) from a machine at another site, shows that it gets SMSDP info, but that it's the address of the Central server (ie. across the WAN). Property LogPath is now = X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 5.1.1642.01 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) The task sequencer log is located at X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log. ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property Debug is now = FALSE ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ScriptRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) ScriptRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property DeployRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ToolRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) ToolRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ResourceRoot is now = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) ResourceRoot = \\LocalSCCMServer.company.com\SMSPKGF$\SMSPKG\EU10000C ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:00 0 (0x0000) Property ScriptRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ScriptRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Scripts ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property DeployRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) DeployRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property ToolRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ToolRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage\Tools\X86 ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property ResourceRoot is now = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ResourceRoot = C:\_SMSTaskSequence\WDPackage ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property BDDPackageID is now = ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) BDDPackageID = ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) LocalRootPath = C:\_SMSTaskSequence ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) LogPath = X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property DeploymentMethod is now = SCCM ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) DeploymentMethod = SCCM ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property DeploymentType is now = NEWCOMPUTER ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Property PHASE is now = PREINSTALL ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) DeploymentType = NEWCOMPUTER ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Phase = PREINSTALL ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) ZTISCCM processing completed successfully. ZTISCCM 08/06/2012 22:36:32 0 (0x0000) Microsoft Deployment Toolkit version: 5.1.1642.01 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) The task sequencer log is located at X:\windows\TEMP\SMSTSLog\SMSTS.LOG. For task sequence failures, please consult this log. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) ------------------------- Object Initialization ------------------------- ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) ------------------------- Initialization ------------------------- ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Synchronizing the environments. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished synchronizing the environments. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting OS info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property OSCurrentVersion is now = 6.1.7600 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property OSCurrentBuild is now = 7600 ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property OSVersion is now = WinPE ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IsServerOS is now = False ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IsServerCoreOS is now = False ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting OS info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting HAL information ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property HALName is now = acpiapic ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting HAL information ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting network info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Checking network adapter: [00000000] Intel(R) 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) MAC address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) IP Address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) IP Address = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Default Gateway = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IPAddress001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property IPAddress002 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property MacAddress001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Property DefaultGateway001 is now = xxx ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting network info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting DP info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Unable to determine SMS distribution Share server name ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting DP info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Getting WDS server info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Unable to determine WDS server name, probably not booted from WDS. ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Finished getting WDS server info ZTIGather 08/06/2012 22:36:33 0 (0x0000) Could this be affected by LAN speed? Although surely it'd have to be pretty slow to priorise the remote DP over the local DP. Cheers Simon