Muz1
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Slow File access by Win 98 PC viewing Win XP PC
I am running a small network with 4 Win 98 pcs 2 Win 95 pcs and a Win XP pc. Until recently it was set up as peer-to-peer but recently we are using our Linux/Mitel firewall to authenticate users (no email or file sharing on the Linux pc).
I am experiencing problems with 2 of the Win 98 pcs reading files on the Win XP machine. Normally there is no problem, but just now and again (just frequent enough to be really annoying) the Win 98 take a very long time to open files on the Win XP pc. When I restart the Win 98 pcs the problem seems to temporarily rectify itself, but this is getting really annoying for all the users.
I am experiencing problems with 2 of the Win 98 pcs reading files on the Win XP machine. Normally there is no problem, but just now and again (just frequent enough to be really annoying) the Win 98 take a very long time to open files on the Win XP pc. When I restart the Win 98 pcs the problem seems to temporarily rectify itself, but this is getting really annoying for all the users.
Are you running any virus checking software on the XP machine? If so, try setting it to scan Incomming files only.
Good Luck
Mav7469
Good Luck
Mav7469
try installing IPX/SPX on all the windows pc's
it is a much more effecient carrier of netbios in a LAN environment
not to make u feel sad but IPX/SPX is for Novell
would still required to be setup on all machines
If you look at the old way you used to run peer-to-peer when you are using it as your "name resolver" then Win98 writes own entries in the lmhost file
if you made your Mittels Server do the DNS either handed out by DHCP or static enter them in all the connected maschines then when running DHCP u get more dynamic if you wanna change some things.
If you wanna go for the thing with the static IP addressing in the Network Neighbourhood you will need the maschine to use DNS
would still required to be setup on all machines
If you look at the old way you used to run peer-to-peer when you are using it as your "name resolver" then Win98 writes own entries in the lmhost file
if you made your Mittels Server do the DNS either handed out by DHCP or static enter them in all the connected maschines then when running DHCP u get more dynamic if you wanna change some things.
If you wanna go for the thing with the static IP addressing in the Network Neighbourhood you will need the maschine to use DNS
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for further reference see:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q102/8/78.asp&NoWebContent=1
http://www.windowsitlibrary.com/Content/155/05/3.html
http://www.unc.edu/atn/ctc/ntnetworking/raa00285.ppt
http://freebooks.by.ru/view/SambaIn24h/ch20-01.htm - for browsing multiple subnets
heres a nice article i found specifically applying to setting up linux
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/3/2002/11/2/34964
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Thanks - I set up ipx as you suggested and both machines have now gone 1.5 days without the problems recurring - so (fingers crossed) it looks like it has worked.
Many Thanks
Many Thanks
great!
that means the computers were trying to route through the server using TCP/IP instead of going right to each other.
so now your internet traffic and LAN traffic are seperated and your performance should increase on both ends! (not by much but its there)
does the Mittel server hands out DHCP + DNS entries ???