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Visual Foxpro Speed On Novell 5 client

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patdempsey

IS-IT--Management
Jun 18, 2000
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We've had some users upgrade from Novell 3.12 and 4 to Novell 5 and install the new client.&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Visual Foxpro LAN application went from a very speedy app to one which was slooow.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Does anyone have any information on this or the workaround?&nbsp;&nbsp;Leaving Novell is not an option.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Pat<br> <p>Pat Dempsey<br><a href=mailto:pat@climark.com>pat@climark.com</a><br><a href= Assistant Makes Client Management Easy</a><br>Designs and promotes Advisors Assistant which Tracks clients, prospects, contacts, calendar, investments, insurance, commissions, and followups for insurance and investment professionals. Downloads daily transaction data via interet from DST, DAZL, Persh
 
1.&nbsp;&nbsp;Check the Novell Cache Settings (Make sure there is not delay time between the time of request and the time the server fills the request.)&nbsp;&nbsp;Novell 4 and 5 have setting(s) that do this.&nbsp;&nbsp;The default is 5 requests before the server responds with a delay of 5 seconds.<br><br>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;You have several protocals loaded on the workstations.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are using Novell 5, You can get rid of all protocals but TCP/IP.<br><br>3. Band Width.&nbsp;&nbsp;Is the network so busy that there is a band width problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;The first indication will be the collision light will be on a lot.<br><br>4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you load the runtime on the network server, Move the Runtime and EXE files to the workstation. <p>David W. Grewe<br><a href=mailto:Dave@internationalbid.net>Dave@internationalbid.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>
 
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