Back in the SBS 2008 days we had many people that had slow network performance problems and it was finally narrowed down to a Microsoft TDI driver. The fix was easy – install either it or Windows Server 2008 SP2 onto the server and reboot and the problem was gone. The problem mainly manifested itself if you have AV from Symantec, Trend or Kaspersky or Microsoft’s own SCOM installed on the server, but was in fact due to the TDI.SYS issue and not products from those vendors. Naturally those vendors named got their fair of flack from all round as being the cause of the problem when in fact it was Microsoft that was the one with the issue.
Well guess what…With the release of SBS 2011, we get to relive that feeling of deja vu all over again… yup – you guessed it – this fix is NOT part of SBS 2011… FAIL for Microsoft on that part for sure. I would LOVE to know the logic behind Microsoft NOT including this fix in SBS 2011 given it was widely known to them and the community… it is unacceptable that we have to patch a brand new box to fix a problem that has been around for 2 years. To fix it you need to download and install THIS hotfix from Microsoft.
Does anyone know if this fix is included in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1?
Thanks
Radek
No – it has not.
hey people, the update doesn’t work on SBS 2011 Essentials. Is there any other solution orfix I can use?
The update should not be needed on SBS 2011 Essentials as it’s already baked into the product.
I have SBS2011 and Symantec Endpoint Protection installed.
I had awful network performance and then I installed the hotfix.
Shortly thereafter, I had updated Endpoint Protection, do I have to run the hotfix again? I ask because once again the network performance is absolutely terrible!
Thanks! Dave
The hotfix link on Microsoft seems to have gone, does this mean its been included in an update ??
Hi Wayne, just visiting your link again. You refer to hotfix for SBS 2011 available at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2493361
You post on 20th June 2011 states it is not included in Windows 2008R2 SP1.
However in the MS KB Resolution: To resolve this issue, install Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1).
Can you verify?
Cheers
Rod
Hi Rod,
Not sure – looks like they’ve changed the KB now given it was revised on April 30th 2012 – so I’ll check it out and come back to you.
Wayne
http://blog.mpecsinc.ca/2012/01/slow-network-speeds-with-sbs-2008-and.html
Noticed that the comments have been taken over by spammers, But Wayne I am still interested in the changes and the results. CJ Tech Support
Noticed that the comments have been taken over by spammers, But Wayne I am still interested in the changes and the results. CJ Tech Support
Thanks Warren – I’m working hard to clean up the SPAM from this – I’ve got a few things in place and am reviewing over 30,000 old comments to determine what is and what is not spam 🙁