I have a laptop that I use at work where it's connected to and logged into a domain. On the work network, everything works wonderfully...nice and fast. When I come home and try to log into my computer, if it's connected to any kind of network (wireless or wired), it takes a very long time to logon. If I disconnect from all networks (off the docking station and wireless switch off) it logs in quickly. Another symptom is that IE9 often is very slow to open when off the domain network. I click the IE icon and nothing happens for around 10s (not totally sure about the duration), then opens up like normal. If I connect to my VPN (and thusly to the domain network), IE9 opens instantly just like it does when I'm at work. I've looked around for solutions on this and I'm lost...everything it seems I've been able to find applies to old OS's, not Windows 7. I even just found one that seemed like a dead ringer for my issue, but the guy said the problem went away when he upgraded from Vista to 7. Argh. Hopefully someone here can help me. Let me know if there's more information that I need to post. Thanks in advance!

Hello, It sounds like the logon issue may be roaming profile or DNS related, your laptop is looking for a logon server before using cached credentials. The Second issue with IE might be proxy related but these are all just guesses. is there an IT manager at work you can talk to and explain this problem to him/her. Miguel Fra / Falcon IT Services Computer & Network Support, Miami, FL Visit our Knowledgebase and Support Sharepoint Site

My profile is a local profile on Windows 7 (sorry I didn't mention OS earlier...thought that was obvious since I posted in the Win7 section of the forum). I'm hoping the experts here can help point me in a direction...I've found that its more painful to involve my IT department unless I can tell them exactly what needs to change. Is there a way that I can see the events that occur when I logon? If so, it should be pretty easy to see what is hanging up the system making it take forever to logon when I'm on a different network from the domain network. Here's another possible clue. I've noticed that if I type in the wrong password, it takes forever to reject it the first time. After that first big delay when I type in the password correctly, it logs in immedietly.

hai, just mention the OS u r using... v can configure profile settings.. before that let us know ur OS http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738596(WS.10).aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973289 refer this pages & it may help you Regards fazil

What happens if you type anything into your browsers address bar which will not lead into a successful dns response? There is a known issue when your provider returns an "oh your address could not be found, but we searched for you" redirection: here a German blog post about that problem: http://blogs.technet.com/b/sieben/archive/2011/05/09/firmennotebook-logon-au-223-erhalb-des-firmennetzwerks-langsamer-als-innerhalb.aspx There is a translator in the left navigation bar. Stephanus Schulte, Technical Evangelist http://blogs.technet.com/stephanus

Here's another possible clue. I've noticed that if I type in the wrong password, it takes forever to reject it the first time. After that first big delay when I type in the password correctly, it logs in immedietly. This is common when there is a DNS problem. Here's how Windows resolves hosts It sounds like Windows is looking for a DC to authenticate and cannot find it using DNS, the delay is Windows resorting to ther resolution methods to look for an authentication server. Check DNS. Make sure the DNS is set to obtain IP automatically on the adapter you are using to connect when you are out of office. Also, check IE for proxy settings. You should involve the IT department because if you change these settings then your laptop may function fine out of the office but it may not function propertly when you return to the office. Miguel Fra / Falcon IT Services Computer & Network Support, Miami, FL Visit our Knowledgebase and Support Sharepoint Site

I've found that its more painful to involve my IT department unless I can tell them exactly what needs to change. If your IT department is asking you to tell THEM what needs to change maybe you should take it a step higher. It's not up to end users to troubleshoot problems and tell the IT department what the fix is. It's the other way around. Your IT department should set this up correctly so that you can work in and out of the office. It's not rocket science. Miguel Fra / Falcon IT Services Computer & Network Support, Miami, FL Visit our Knowledgebase and Support Sharepoint Site

Thanks for the feedback already provided. Here's some responses. Stephanus Schulte - When I do as you described (try to go to a site that doesn't exist), it redirects me to my search engine immedietly. The problem with IE9 only occurs when I open it (long pause when I go to open it). Once it opens, it functions fine. Also, I'm not using roaming profiles. Falcon - I checked with a collegue of mine and he says he doesn't have the same frustration at home as I do. I checked and all our settings (Internet Protocol Version 4 Properties, Advanced settings) are identical. Also, all addresses are set to obtain automatically. To be clear, my IT dept. didn't ask me to tell them what the problem is...I've just found that the pain of solving problems on my own is less than the pain of dealing with them. I work for a small company (probably around 100 on the domain) and I'm pretty high up but I've found there's nothing I can do about that. If noone here has any additional ideas to help, I'll have to involve them I suppose.

verify your DNS settings and your IE Proxy settings against your colleague's working computer.Miguel Fra / Falcon IT Services Computer & Network Support, Miami, FL Visit our Knowledgebase and Support Sharepoint Site

My DNS and his are identical (appear to be Win7 defaults). There is no proxy server set up in IE on either computer.

Hi, How long is the delay? If the delay is less than 1 minute, it is expected. Also, you may boot the computer in Clean Boot Mode to eliminate the 3rd party cause. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

Hi, How long is the delay? If the delay is less than 1 minute, it is expected. Also, you may boot the computer in Clean Boot Mode to eliminate the 3rd party cause. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

i've got same problem, log problem and internet explorer problem (which i hate most) did you solve it man?