> That very much depends on usage. > > If you have a bunch of clients that typically open and load files of > potentially several hundred megabytes then UDP retransmits can become a > problem. > > But then if traffic is light there's not much to be gained and if there > are traffic spikes possibly something to be lost.
Well, our CAD software can generate files varying from several hundred megabytes up to 1-3 gigabytes. So yes, we actually do have large files being transmitted, which is why I had been looking at not using tcp on the LAN. But tcp is the only reliable WAN method I've found. I think what I'm going to have to do is generate local NIS maps for every client and use a "program" script to read them. That way I can insert the appropriate flags in there, depending on whether or not a machine is on the LAN vs. WAN. I had just noticed that on Solaris, the behavior seems to work much better than on linux, so I was kind of wondering how they had solved it. Anyway, I appreciate your consideration on this matter. Thanks, -Dave ________________________________________________________________________ David Meleedy Analog Devices, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Three Technology Way Phone: 781 461 3494 Norwood, MA 02062-9106 USA _______________________________________________ autofs mailing list [email protected] http://linux.kernel.org/mailman/listinfo/autofs
