I'm running WHS 2011 and have successfully connected 6 PCs (3 desktops, 3 laptops) all but one of which are connected wirelessly and running Win 7 Home (64-bit). The 6th PC (desktop) is connected by Cat 5 and is running Win 7 Pro (64-bit). I have no issues with any of the wirelessly connected PCs - only the wired one is giving me fits. The issue is that with the WHS connector installed, the boot time (post-password) is over 60 seconds, while without the connector it's more like 2 seconds (SSDs are magical things).
I have uninstalled the connector twice and each time the post-password time from password screen to the desktop reverts to its previously snappy behavior and each time I successfully reinstall the connector, I'm back to waiting longer than I did with a mechanical c:\ drive.
I presume there is some confusion occurring related to establishing the connection between client and server, but I am at a loss as to how to troubleshoot this and would sincerely appreciate any guidance anyone may care to offer.
The server has a static address on the wireless router, network drivers are current, backups work just fine, I've checked to make sure the SSD is using AHCI and not IDE in the BIOS, I've swapped out the Cat 5 cable and plugged it into various ports on the router. PC has an Asus P6T motherboard with 12 GB DDR3, an i7-965 CPU, 180GB OCZ SSD as boot drive, 3 TB Samsung HD for storage, Blu-rau burner, etc.
Thanks in advance,
JS