Ouch - insane is not what I was going for, hahaha jk. I just hoped that the gigabit speeds would better support a larger profile.
If I was getting the full DL/UL speeds for profile transfer it would not be such an issue because it would only take about a minute and a half. But I see your wisdom Charles because the profiles can definitely grow much larger and sooner or later I would be stuck once again...it's just those dang big VM files!!! Mike, The VM's are actually just the VM Files that VMware Server uses to load the Virtual OS. The students created their own VM's with Vmware Server and they need to use them periodically (they can screw them up, wehatever they want, it is a learning environment & then they can rebuild). The Desktops are running a locally installed WinXP Pro and use the Samba Server as PDC. The VM files themselves are the big problem here because they run about 3 GB's - and each student must have his/her own. I don't fully undertand you solution, but I did pick up on the fact that I could create a local directory on the client machines in which users could house their VMs. This would be a great Idea, but the only downside is that it would limit their mobility. I do not mind working around this issue in some way, and I really appreciate all the help so far! In a perfect world however, I would like to diagnose the issue with the speeds. Why is it that profile loading/saving is SO much slower than other data transfer? Mabey I am missing something as far as how profiles are copied/saved. Could someone clue me in and help me work out a way to speed it up, or else then I will take one of the other routes Thanks so much! Jonathan -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
