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- From: bruno@broue.rot.qc.ca (Bruno Majewski)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: problems with PC/TCP's NFS
- Message-ID: <1hZ2JL#MJzb8=bruno@broue.rot.qc.ca>
- Date: 25 Aug 92 17:49:21 GMT
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Groupe de Recherche Operationnelle en Telecommunication (ROT)
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- Hello,
-
- (a message concerning this problem was posted a few days ago,
- but because of disk problems on our machine, it might not have
- gone out... so here I go again)
-
- We are using FTP Software's PC/TCP package to network a few PCs onto
- a UNIX server, but we have a small problem with it. While the performance
- of the setup is good, mounting a... "network drive" on the PC is unacceptably
- slow (I timed this at 35-40 seconds to perform an `idmnt').
-
- We thought it might be the server being too slow (386-33), but a Macintosh
- using NFS/Share from Intercon can mount a "network volume" almost instantly.
- So the problem seems to lie with the PC's setup, but we can't see what
- parameter could affect performance in such a way.
-
- I have placed a call at FTP Software, who refered me to my local distributor;
- he never heard of such a problem and could not help me. Anyone of you people
- out there ever experienced something like this?
-
- FYI, here is our setup:
-
- server running Interactive Systems Corporation UNIX System V/386 rel. 3.2,
- it is a 386-33 with 8 Mb RAM
-
- each pc is a 386-25 with 4/8 Mb RAM,
- there are running PC/TCP 2.05
-
- Our net is running over 10base-T .
-
-
- Thanks in advance to all who will answer.
-
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- Bruno Majewski | Groupe de Recherche Operationnelle en |
- | Telecommunication (R.O.T.) |
- bruno@broue.rot.qc.ca +-----------------------------------------------------+
- | also @: Synerlogic Inc, div. of Andersen Consulting |
- | Voice: (514) 685-7575 |
- | FAX : (514) 685-7692 |
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