Chester,

You only need TCP/IP to r the workstations any other protocols should be

removed. Ideally you need the server set up as a DHCP server so that the IP

addresses are allocated leased from the server by each workstation. Failing

that manually allocate fixed IP addresses the workstations.

For Fixed IP addresses start off by allocating fixed IP addresses to two

workstations and see if you can ping one from the other. Once this is

working you know that you can allocate IP addresses to the other

workstations.

Also you should be running the server as a Domain controller regardless of

fixed/leased IP settings.

Dave Crozier

DaveC@Replacement-Software.co.uk

"The difference between theory and practice is greater in practice than it

is in theory."

-----Original Message-----

From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf

Of Chester Friesen

Sent: 05 March 2005 16:31

To: ProFox Listserver

Subject: [NF] Slow Network Speeds

I am searching for ideas to diagnose slow network speeds. The server is

an Intel CA810E mobo, P3-1000Mhz, 512MB Ram (maximum for mobo). I

replaced the old HDD's with new Seagate 37GB SCSI with Adaptec 29320A

controller. At the same time I replaced NT 4 with Windows SBS 2003. This

is in a dentist office with 10 workstations. I used timethis.exe to test

file transfers, between 2 workstations it was fairly fast, but from the

server to a workstation it takes about 4 times longer. They are using

SoftDent software, plus others related to the dental industry. I have

uninstalled antivirus, set permissions, etc. to no avail. Also disabled

LMHosts lookup for the NIC. Disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP kills the

connection, that may be what I need to chase down why.

OK, does anyone have any experience similar to this, will gigabit NICs,

router, help me? Or anything else to try?

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Regards,

Chester Friesen

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