robin@gradient.gradient.com (Dr R.P. Alston) (04/18/91)
We have PC-NFS (FTP software) on a 25Mhz 386 and I was wondering if
anyone has any advice about why its performance is so bad. It reaches
a point that we simply can't use NFS mounted directories for normal
work, just for occasional backups when we have a free hour or so. I
appreciate that this is hardly a quantitative measure of performance
but it really can't be as its supposed to be. Is there something
simple we probably missed or is this a known issue. Are there other
PC-NFS suppliers that people think give better performance. Its
definitely not the server. This is a 25Mhz 386 running SVR4 and we get
fine results to and from Suns, Intergraphs, and even other 386 boxes running
SCO Open Desktop .
I appologize in advance if I am raising a much discussed issue, if
thats so could someone mail a summary?
Please, this is not intended as an indictment of FTP software, we are
very pleased with the rest of their product.
Oh yes, please e-mail since I'm afraid we don't get this newsgroup.
Hardware 25Mhz 386 with 4Mb, NI5210 8kb RAM, 2x28ms 65Mb RLL drives DTC
controller.
The poor performance has been shown against Interdrive 1.1 and PC/TCP
2.05, and also we had similar results using the previous
version we had (PC/TCP 2.04 and Interdrive 1.02).
robin
Dr Robin P. Alston Gradient Technologies Inc.,
Principal Member, Technical Staff 577 Main St., Suite #4,
(508)-562-2882 HUDSON MA 01749
robin@gradient.com FAX: (508)-562-3549
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