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Server load due to Network throughput

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by lanadmin

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We currently have about 1000 users that are running 16 Mb token ring. We are planning changing over to Ethernet. We will have some servers on Gigabit Ethernet and some on 100 Mb Ethernet. Is there a white paper, case study or personal experience as to what speed to set the client computers at as to not overload the servers? Should the client pcs be set at 10/half, 10/full, 100/half, or 100/full?

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by johan101

The best answer will be to set the cards at 10/full and run a baseline on the servers . It is hard to say becuase you will have to state the specs of the servers and how many users per server and also what services the servers will be giving . When you buy the cards , make sure that they are 10/100 cards so that you can always switch to 100 meg mode if you see that your servers will be able to handle the load .

I would apreciate it if you can email me with the details and layout of the network , it just makes it so much easier .

thanks
Johan101
jbhickman@webmail.co.za

by lanadmin

After talking with our Network team, we are going to utilize Johans suggestion to a certain extent. We will first set clients at 10/half and monitor the server load. If there doesn't seem to be a problem, then we will consider changing client speeds.

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