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From: boyter@bimbo.UUCP (Maj Brian Boyter)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Re: Speeding up PC-NFS
Summary: Does it speed up all NFS networks?
Message-ID: <436@bimbo.UUCP>
Date: 9 Sep 89 15:33:56 GMT
References: <952@legato.LEGATO.COM>
Organization: Boyter Control, Charlottesville, Va
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In article <952@legato.LEGATO.COM>, blyon@legato (Bob Lyon) writes:
>
> A PC-NFS-based beta site measured a 
> 600% performance increase after installing Prestoserve into their
> Sun 4/110 server.  600% is a bit unbelievable.  However, we expect
> dramatic improvements to PC-NFS networks

Bob....

In your article you say you expect "dramatic improvements to PC-NFS networks"...
Why doesn't Prestoserve speed-up NFS networks in general (i.e. what about
NFS networks where the clients are other Sun workstations, not PCs)????
 
Brian

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