The calls are over UNC using a machine name (so therefore NETBIOS). The server is a file server.
Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: webguy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 June 2003 10:55 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: CFDIRECTORY over a LAN > > > Questions .. > > Is it a mapped drive or UNC path? > DHCP or fixed ip addresses ? > ip/tcp or netbios etc? > You using an ip address or a machine name? > Using DNS or other to lookup that name ? > > What else is the box with the files? Is it tuned for file server or > whatever? > > WG > > -----Original Message----- > From: Neil Middleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 June 2003 09:54 > To: CF-Talk > Subject: CFDIRECTORY over a LAN > > > Guys (and gals), > > I've been getting some performance problems with cfdirectory > of recent. > Basically I have written a recursive directory listing function which > returns me a query of all the files below a certain folder. > This all seems > to work perfectly. > > However, recently the number of files being found has reached > approx 2000 > causing this list process to take nearly a minute to run(!). The > environment is CFMX on Win2K, reading directories on another > machine on the > LAN. When reading local directories, it runs quite fast (~1 sec). > > Thing is, does anyone know anything about how CFDIRECTORY > works at a system > level?? I am trying to work out which is the best option available to > me..either upgrading the LAN between the two machines, or > running some sort > of process on the machine hosting the files (some sort of > .exe or maybe even > CFMX), or something else altogether. > > TIA > > Neil > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
