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From: kent@swrinde.nde.swri.edu (Kent D. Polk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: DNet performance (was:
Message-ID: <18173@swrinde.nde.swri.edu>
Date: 10 Jul 89 18:22:30 GMT
References: <619@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca>
Reply-To: kent@swrinde.UUCP (Kent D. Polk)
Organization: Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas
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In article <619@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) writes:
>I'm currently trying to write a version of 'tip' on the Sun that will allow me
>fully transparent access to the serial port. The reason is that I want to have
[...]
>I have my Sun source on both the Sun and Amiga, and do all my editing on the
>Amiga (with CEDPro). Whenever I change a module on the Amiga, I can simply type
>'make', and the module(s) I changed get sent via putfiles to the source
>directory on the Sun. Typing 'make' in a DNet 'fterm' window then compiles the
>source on the Sun. (now all I need is rpc capability in DNet and I won't even
>have to have the fterm window up).

Larry, since you are running at 9600 baud, have you tried Dnet-nfs?
Much nicer than getfiles/putfiles, IMHO.  You can edit your files with
an Amiga editor from the mounted Sun directory.  At 9600 baud, if the
files aren't too large, it works pretty good. No need for getfiles or
putfiles. In fact, I hardly ever use getfiles/putfiles anymore. On the
other hand, if you are moving about between files, then this isn't such
a good idea. Better to go back to an fterm.  Dnet-nfs isn't fully
implemented yet, and doesn't behave properly with some software. I can
do loads & saves from the Manx 'Z' editor very nicely, but
ProWrite/ProScript won't get or save files. :-(

Browser and directory utilities are stable for viewing mounted
directories, but will guru on some operations. Interestingly, Browser
will copy smaller files ok but at somewhere above 50k files it will
lock up just after writing the file - the file is copied ok, but you
lose the machine doing it.  While most shell operations are a bit slow,
some file requesters such as the one in AudioMasterII can move about
the mounted directories VERY quickly.  Nice if your samples aren't too
large. :^) The PCUtilities also work with Dnet's NF0:, and are really
useable also at 9600 baud.

Dnet-nfs also makes mail-checkers & print spoolers, etc. real easy to
implement. Love that NF0: Thanks again, Matt.

Kent Polk