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| 2208 | 1999-06-20 22:16:00 | Hi, I have a peer to peer network set up at home, only there is are a couple of things that have got me stumped. Here are the specs for the 3 machines Zales: Acer Extensa 390c 150MHz Notebook 3Com Etherlink LAN PC Card (3C-579D I think) 48MB RAM Computer name \\ZALES User name CAMERON Workgroup KERR Workstation root directory C:\WINDOWS Software version 4.00.950 Redirector version 4.00 The command was completed successfully. These services are started: FULL The command was completed successfully. Yoda: Commodore 386sx/25MHz 5MB RAM Windows 3.11 D-Link DE-22x Serves as a backing store. Computer name \\YODA User name CAMERON Software version 3.11 Redirector version 2.51 Workstation root directory C:\WINDOWS Workgroup KERR The command completed successfully. These services are started: FULL NETBEUI The command completed successfully. Packard: Packard Bell 160MHz 64MB RAM Windows 95b Same NIC type as Yoda (part of kit) Computer name \\PACKARD User name USER2 Workgroup KERR Workstation root directory C:\WINDOWS Software version 4.00.950 Redirector version 4.00 The command was completed successfully. These services are started: FULL The command was completed successfully. Connection Details 5 port DLink Hubby All NICS Half Duplex Cat5 UTP RJ45 Most of this information was gleaned using net config and net start /list Now, in this configuration (all with NetBeui), everythuing works ok (mostly) Mystery #1: If I set the machines up using TCP/IP, as I would prefer (better app support). I get this Upload from Packard = 30sec Download from Packard = 55sec however Upload from Zales = 5min Download from Zales = 41min (mins, not secs) This is using 18MB (30 files) Problem much the same with/without Yoda, Full or Half Duplex, TCP/IP or IPX/SPX, Hub, or Cross-over cable. This is a major headache, since the network is primarily for transfering fairly large chunks of data, and print-jobs. Symptom: If I connect my Zip-Drive to Yoda, and share it (I do have other shared drives on all machines by the way), it takes at least 10 seconds to even begin a transfer initiated over the network. Mystery #2: Since Yoda is very old, with only 5MB RAM, I would like to make it a DOS node instead of Win3.11. Is this possible, so far, from Yoda, I can see all the other nodes, but they can't see me. Have tried using Full-redirector (what is this anyway?), with NetBeui, and other combinations. What am I doing wrong. PS. Does anyone know where to get a Texas Instruments 1250 Cardbus Controller for DOS. Hav fun cracking these ponderous problems. Hope you have better luck than I have |
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