denny
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Post by denny on Dec 19, 2006 16:28:34 GMT 7
WIN XP SP2
Hi all,
did anybody get experience with mapping a network drive in Windows XP?
What about the performance, executing a program on this network drive? ( LAN 100Mbit TCP/IP )
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Post by marty on Dec 20, 2006 0:37:31 GMT 7
Why use 100Mb LAN when you have GbE interface on N2100? An SMC GbE switch costs only $48 dollars.
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Post by chemist on Dec 20, 2006 0:41:47 GMT 7
Mapping the N2100 in WinXP SP2 is no problem at all. With the recent firmware(s) even the bug with ACL/DNS is solved. Using the N2100 in an 100MBit network is not advisible indeed; this is not a problem of the N2100 but of the low performance of the network. Using (small) files on a 100MBit network is no problem, but running programs or doing network intensive tasks is a PITA
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Post by dbridges on Dec 20, 2006 4:07:41 GMT 7
Browse network neighborhood in XP looking for your n2100.
Find the shared folder that you want to map.
Right click on the folder.
Select "Map Network Folder"
Click "Finish"
As to you previous post on the subject. We dont know. It's not normal behaviour. But like the others have pointed out 100Mbit network isn't really suitable.
Also the raid on the n2100 is software so there is the potential for resource contention on the n2100 is high. I often watch the cpu on mine max out.
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denny
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Post by denny on Dec 20, 2006 21:00:06 GMT 7
Thank you!
The primary use of my Thecus box is the backup. For this, the performance is sufficent. I know about the limits of a 100Mbit network, but changing it, at the moment, is too expensive for me ( switches, cables, computer network interfaces... ) I just wondered about the performance differences when starting an application on a network drive. I should have expected the opposite behaviour ( see my threat "mapping the N2100" ) and I looked for somebody, who did the same experience. The funny thing is, when I do the same procedure with a computer instead of the N2100, there is no performance difference between the first start of the application and the following ( with the N2100 I have a factor of 6 ).
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