Microsoft KB Archive/279637

= Client Performance Is Inconsistent in a Windows 2000-Based Domain That Uses Kerberos Authentication =

Article ID: 279637

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition

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This article was previously published under Q279637



SYMPTOMS
When you log on to a Windows 2000-based client that belongs to a Windows 2000-based domain, and the domain uses Kerberos authentication, you may encounter inconsistent performance.



CAUSE
This issue may occur if each domain controller performs a directory service lookup for authentication, bypassing local cache information.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:   Date        Time    Version        Size      File name -  30-05-2001  14:55   5.0.2195.3649  209,008   Kerberos.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Additional query words:

Keywords: kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbbug kbfix kbsecurity kbwin2000presp3fix kbwin2000sp3fix KB279637

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