USERLSF@MTSG.UBC.CA (07/31/90)
I'm doing some research into Macintosh network configurations for a teaching lab and am looking to find the best performing network hardware and software combination. We are considering a network composed of Mac IIcx machines and an SE/30 or IIcx server using 3com or Apple ethernet boards and Appleshare server and client software. I know that it takes about 5-8 minutes for 20-25 machines to launch the same copy of one fairly large program at the same time off an Appleshare server using LocalTalk or PhoneNet cabling. What I would like to know is, if ethernet were used, would this launch time be significantly reduced? I can certainly speculate on this, but I'd like to hear from someone who has actual experience with this kind of situation. Les Ferch Les_Ferch@mtsg.ubc.ca UBC Computing Services Microcomputer Facilities Management