a5v4 build 230 -
we have set up peer to peer networking -
one main station (800MHZ- 256 MB MEMORY - installed 3 weeks back - windows me) + 4 work stations.(ALL 450MHZ + 128MB - windows 98 2nd edition).
we connect thru 3com lan card 10/100 & 3 com 6 port hub. all this done about 8 months back - so probably the latest models.
on the main station have made `c:a5v4a5data` a shared folder - as "a5datashare" (no mapping)and just alpha five installed on the work stations `c:a5v4"
in the beginging the network was reasonably fast enough on the work stations but as time passed it started becoming slow. so decided to upgrade the main computer with the latest available. but this made no significant
improvement but since a week it has become too slow. could it be due to the increase in data substantially - though about 30 tables and each about 900 records or so..
i need advice as how to improve this.
shall i map the drive or run network optimization (this not done yet)or both as thought no need for such a small peer to peer networking.
in case run network optimization do i have to do this on the main station only or only on all the 4 workstations.. or on all 5 machines..
i understand this will create a shadow database - do i have to change any folder settings on any of the machines..
i am willing to spend further in case new equipement required like an auto switch as i read somewhere that auto switches are better than hubs..
as you must have guessed i am a novice in networking- so need all the help & instructions i can get but i need to desperately improve networking perfomance. thought that windows me would help or is it a problem that have windows me on the main & windows 98 on the other machines - though when 45v4 used on the main station - it flies all over & super fast - but on the work stations it can be accessed very slowly. it loads fast enough but access & saving of records & viewing records is v e r y slow..
thanks in advance,
v.p
we have set up peer to peer networking -
one main station (800MHZ- 256 MB MEMORY - installed 3 weeks back - windows me) + 4 work stations.(ALL 450MHZ + 128MB - windows 98 2nd edition).
we connect thru 3com lan card 10/100 & 3 com 6 port hub. all this done about 8 months back - so probably the latest models.
on the main station have made `c:a5v4a5data` a shared folder - as "a5datashare" (no mapping)and just alpha five installed on the work stations `c:a5v4"
in the beginging the network was reasonably fast enough on the work stations but as time passed it started becoming slow. so decided to upgrade the main computer with the latest available. but this made no significant
improvement but since a week it has become too slow. could it be due to the increase in data substantially - though about 30 tables and each about 900 records or so..
i need advice as how to improve this.
shall i map the drive or run network optimization (this not done yet)or both as thought no need for such a small peer to peer networking.
in case run network optimization do i have to do this on the main station only or only on all the 4 workstations.. or on all 5 machines..
i understand this will create a shadow database - do i have to change any folder settings on any of the machines..
i am willing to spend further in case new equipement required like an auto switch as i read somewhere that auto switches are better than hubs..
as you must have guessed i am a novice in networking- so need all the help & instructions i can get but i need to desperately improve networking perfomance. thought that windows me would help or is it a problem that have windows me on the main & windows 98 on the other machines - though when 45v4 used on the main station - it flies all over & super fast - but on the work stations it can be accessed very slowly. it loads fast enough but access & saving of records & viewing records is v e r y slow..
thanks in advance,
v.p
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