I do have an 800MHz Samba server and it takes a while longer than local files even though the network is 100MBit and the drives are very fast. I cannot number the delay right now, but it is significant.
Rene Bagotronix Tech Support wrote: > > > All our PC's are running w2k (including the server) and the network > > generally is very lightly loaded. > > > > Can I do anything to improve these delays? > > Switch your server to Linux ??? > > Just kidding (sort of)... > > How big is the file you are loading from the server? A file will always > load faster from your own drive than a server's drive. > > For comparison purposes, I use a 1.2 GHz Celeron Red Hat 7.3 Linux server > running Samba (that's the server software that *looks* like an NT server to > other machines), and to load a 24MB Protel parts libary from the Linux box > onto a Protel 99SE session on my W2K box (dual PIII 1 GHz) takes about 8-10 > seconds. > > It sounds like your project file may be very big. > > Best regards, > Ivan Baggett > Bagotronix Inc. > website: www.bagotronix.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:05 AM > Subject: [PEDA] Network issues > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
