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Speeding up an NT4 Server

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by mikaendera

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We have an NT4 server connected to 40 computers by two 100mbs baystack switches.using cat 5 cables.we recently upgraded to a new version of our accounting software.It slowed our network speed by half.The software manufacturer says that its a networkproblem.we upgraded our device drivers for our newtork cards on workstations which are gateways with pIII(800MHZ) in them.We also have the latest anti virus download.(tried disabling anti virus but had the same results)The accounting software is located on our server.How can I speed up network

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by vinnyd

You did not say what your accounting software is.
Is it windows based or dos based?

I have had problems with DOS based accounting systems that run very slowly on an NTFS partition!

Moving the accounting program to a FAT partition solved my speed problems.

by hjs

Software people always say it is a hardware problem. If all you did is upgrade the software and nothing else, then it is the software causing the problem. Get them to fix it.

by iland

You stated that you upgraded your current version of software. Is this a true client/server application? Since it is an accounting package, I am assuming it is database driven, what type of ODBC connectivity is it using? I don't see how if your network was running fine prior to the upgrade that you have a hardware problem. Have you tried running network monitor on your NT server to check for utilization? If nothing else has been done other than the upgrade then spending money to speed up your network might not even solve your problem. The only other thing I could think of is to check your NIC's settings, make sure they are running Full Duplex.

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