Phil Davis wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Salvatore Bancheri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 12:39 AM
> Subject: metacard and a server
>
> > Hi to all. I have a question regarding Metacard (2.3 for Windows)
> and the
> > server. I have created a language test for my students. I have
> installed
> > the metacard player and all the files which are part of the test on
> a
> > server. I have two questions based on what happened during a dry
> run of
> > the first test.
> >
> > Problem 1 --
> >
> > The program (which works perfectly on the individual computer)
> records the
> > student answers in the answer field of each module (= exercise). If
> the
> > students switch modules, they can always go back and a previous
> exercise
> > and their answers will always be there. On the server this feature
> does
> > not work, even though we have all the appropriate permissions set on
> the
> > server. Because of this, the files which the program generated at
> the end
> > of the test does not contains the student answers.
>
> Can you tell us a little more about your application's architecture?
> For example:
>
> - When the student uses a module, does the module stack already exist
> on his computer, or is it downloaded from the server each time it's
> used?
>
> - Where are the answers supposed to be stored? In a single stack on
> the server, or...? How are the answers supposed to get there?
>
> This will help us better understand the context of the problem. Then
> we can be ignorant at a deeper level! ;o)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Phil
>
> >
> > Problem 2
> >
> > In our language lab we have 32 compute stations. However, we were
> able to
> > use only 25 out of the 32 computers. Is this a limitation of
> Metacard? I
> > noticed that after a couple of students completed the test, two of
> the
> > other remaining students were able to start their test in the same
> > computers which before had denied them the access.
>
> What kind of server? What kind of client computers? Can all 32
> computers simultaneously use the network okay otherwise?
Maybe if the clients close the socket they opened to connect after they
got their stuff from/to the server might help. Sounds to me like a limit
of 25 sockets opened at the same time somewhere.
>
> >
> > Please help.
> >
> > Salvatore
> >
> >
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Regards, Andu
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