MarcRosenberg
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Please Recommend a Network Upgrade
I have a client with:
3 workstations running Windows 2000 all with 10/100 NICS.
Cabling is Cat 5 using daisy chain configuration ( No Hub)
One workstation needs to share a folder for access to an Application that relies on Dbase file system.
This workstation currently runs very slowly presumably due to the application servicing clients.
I am looking for suggestions to improve performance. One question I have is : How do you determine if the network is indeed running at 100 and not 10?
My working theory is that if we off load the application to a stand-alone workstation dedicated to that purpose, the current worksation hosting the app will improve as will the performance of the app.
I m looking for suggestions for a hub that will support 100 mgb bandwidth and any other improvements you might recommend.
Please feel free to ask if you need any other environment information.
Thanks !
3 workstations running Windows 2000 all with 10/100 NICS.
Cabling is Cat 5 using daisy chain configuration ( No Hub)
One workstation needs to share a folder for access to an Application that relies on Dbase file system.
This workstation currently runs very slowly presumably due to the application servicing clients.
I am looking for suggestions to improve performance. One question I have is : How do you determine if the network is indeed running at 100 and not 10?
My working theory is that if we off load the application to a stand-alone workstation dedicated to that purpose, the current worksation hosting the app will improve as will the performance of the app.
I m looking for suggestions for a hub that will support 100 mgb bandwidth and any other improvements you might recommend.
Please feel free to ask if you need any other environment information.
Thanks !
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Most modern network cards have two lights on the back of them. One is 'Link' and the other is '100'. Likewise there is usually LEDs on the switch that indicate whether the device is connected at 10 or 100.
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Another thing to think of - with a managed switch, it might be possible to combine ports for better throughput to multiple locations - such as many clients to one server. You could put multiple NICs (or a dual or quad NIC) and "team" the interfaces together to provide fault tolerance and load balancing. You would be much better off with a managed switch that can support this - Cisco calls it "fast etherchannel" and Nortel calls it "Multi-Link Trunking (MLT)".
Teaming NICs between two nodes - point A to point B isn't effective because the load balancing algorithms always choose the same interface.
Teaming NICs between two nodes - point A to point B isn't effective because the load balancing algorithms always choose the same interface.