Re: Performance puzzle on Windows server

On Tue, 04 Nov 2003 04:37:39 GMT, Leonard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

<snip>
>That just does not make sense to do.  It also falls under the not
>supported configuration.  Why not point it to a local drive (or if the
>data is on a data volume, reasign the data volume to the appropriate
>drive letter).

Actually it makes a whole lot of sense. In the past I've had several
cases where it had to be configured this way to access local files
through the server engine. (no, not with the current releases)

<snip>
>If it is server local it could be the network adapter, but not likely.
>New adapter may or may not change routing, but server local is not
>likely to have routing issues either.

The NIC itself won't change much, unless of course it would be a
different brand. It's the driver that will make the difference

<snip>
>Going back to the original post, may just want to configure the
>application to run local (local physical drive) instead of UNC.  UNC
>can force requests to go through the network layer

On the point of troubleshooting a network problem, that may just be
the intended action.
 
 Gordon Bos
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