Peer2Peer Network Slowdown

We have a peer to peer network. We have Windows XP and
Windows 98 on different systems. We have 2 programs (work
on both XP or 98) that are shared to all of the clients.

Our "server" was a Windows 98 machine at one desk.
Our "server" is now a Windows XP machine at different desk.

These programs are now VERY slow to operate, or don't run
at all (freezing the client computer). However they run
fine on the XP system itself.

We have a relatively new Switch that's less than 6 months
old. No other computers have problems sharing
information. However, some days it takes, for example,
300 minutes to copy 500 megs from Server to Client, and
other days it takes 7 minutes.

TCP/IP is the only protocal installed.

Any ideas?

www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm

Carey

"Dr. Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c76c01c3b9fc$9940be00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> We have a peer to peer network. We have Windows XP and
> Windows 98 on different systems. We have 2 programs (work
> on both XP or 98) that are shared to all of the clients.
>
> Our "server" was a Windows 98 machine at one desk.
> Our "server" is now a Windows XP machine at different desk.
>
> These programs are now VERY slow to operate, or don't run
> at all (freezing the client computer). However they run
> fine on the XP system itself.
>
> We have a relatively new Switch that's less than 6 months
> old. No other computers have problems sharing
> information. However, some days it takes, for example,
> 300 minutes to copy 500 megs from Server to Client, and
> other days it takes 7 minutes.
>
> TCP/IP is the only protocal installed.
>
> Any ideas?

Great, I'll give that a go over. Thank you very much for
the information.

>-----Original Message-----
>www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
>
>Carey
>
>"Dr. Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:c76c01c3b9fc$9940be00$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> We have a peer to peer network. We have Windows XP and
>> Windows 98 on different systems. We have 2 programs
(work
>> on both XP or 98) that are shared to all of the clients.
>>
>> Our "server" was a Windows 98 machine at one desk.
>> Our "server" is now a Windows XP machine at different
desk.
>>
>> These programs are now VERY slow to operate, or don't
run
>> at all (freezing the client computer). However they run
>> fine on the XP system itself.
>>
>> We have a relatively new Switch that's less than 6
months
>> old. No other computers have problems sharing
>> information. However, some days it takes, for example,
>> 300 minutes to copy 500 megs from Server to Client, and
>> other days it takes 7 minutes.
>>
>> TCP/IP is the only protocal installed.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
>
>.
>

Whenever I see an intermittent problem like this I always start looking at
hardware. Check cabling, NICs, switch ports, etc.

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"Dr. Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:c76c01c3b9fc$9940be00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> We have a peer to peer network. We have Windows XP and
> Windows 98 on different systems. We have 2 programs (work
> on both XP or 98) that are shared to all of the clients.
>
> Our "server" was a Windows 98 machine at one desk.
> Our "server" is now a Windows XP machine at different desk.
>
> These programs are now VERY slow to operate, or don't run
> at all (freezing the client computer). However they run
> fine on the XP system itself.
>
> We have a relatively new Switch that's less than 6 months
> old. No other computers have problems sharing
> information. However, some days it takes, for example,
> 300 minutes to copy 500 megs from Server to Client, and
> other days it takes 7 minutes.
>
> TCP/IP is the only protocal installed.
>
> Any ideas?

Let me know if the tips help you. Tip #7, #8, #9, and #10 may be helpful to
you.

Carey

"Dr. Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:048d01c3ba01$0e496310$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Great, I'll give that a go over. Thank you very much for
> the information.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm
> >
> >Carey
> >
> >"Dr. Dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> >news:c76c01c3b9fc$9940be00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> We have a peer to peer network. We have Windows XP and
> >> Windows 98 on different systems. We have 2 programs
> (work
> >> on both XP or 98) that are shared to all of the clients.
> >>
> >> Our "server" was a Windows 98 machine at one desk.
> >> Our "server" is now a Windows XP machine at different
> desk.
> >>
> >> These programs are now VERY slow to operate, or don't
> run
> >> at all (freezing the client computer). However they run
> >> fine on the XP system itself.
> >>
> >> We have a relatively new Switch that's less than 6
> months
> >> old. No other computers have problems sharing
> >> information. However, some days it takes, for example,
> >> 300 minutes to copy 500 megs from Server to Client, and
> >> other days it takes 7 minutes.
> >>
> >> TCP/IP is the only protocal installed.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >.
> >