Andrew Cameron wrote: > Hi all, > > Is anyone else out there using IBA Health's, Practix with a Primary site and > a remote site ? > I have a client using it and the remote site is un-acceptably slow. > Over 30 sec (sometimes 180 sec) to open a patient file at the remote site > compared to less than 10 sec at the primary site. And this is with a mere > 3-4 users, they want to have 10-15 users ! > > The doctor who owns the surgery rightly believes the GP's will not put up > with this. > > They have full copies of MS SQL at both sites and a 512/512 ADSL private > link using Cisco hardware. > Both servers are running Windows 2003 SP1. > All client PC'c are XP Pro SP2. All Pc's and servers are tier one hardware. > Everything meets or exceeds the recommendations set down by IBA Health. > > Currently contemplating upgrading the link to 2mbits/2mbits but at great > expense. > Also contemplated hardware compression devices for each end of the WAN link > and several other options. > > The ADSL is limited by RIM's. There is no line of site to try a microwave > link. > > Any thoughts / comments welcomed, >
No knowledge of Practix but I've been responsible for implementing slow WAN networks in the past what are the ping times like. Any dropped packets? Is the routing right ? Can you quantify the amount of data to-ing and fro-ing? Is the amount of data proportionate to the slowness of the application? Tony Eviston _______________________________________________ Gpcg_talk mailing list [email protected] http://ozdocit.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/gpcg_talk
