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From: rick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans
Subject: Re: Netware 2.0a++ performance degradation, how come?
Summary: Possibilities of hardware chatter.
Message-ID: <133@lrark.UUCP>
Date: 23 Sep 89 04:36:45 GMT
References: <5620@decvax.dec.com>
Organization: LRTUG - Little Rock Tech User Group - Little Rock, Arkansas.
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In article <5620@decvax.dec.com>, f0057@uafhp.uucp (James E. Ward) writes:
> 
> 
> Can you help me?  We have a 30-40 station Novel Netware LAN running 2.0a++
> which has suddenly developed a performance problem.  Response time has
> dropped a great deal in the last week.  It was a sudden change.  One day
> it was fine, the next day it was slow.  Any ideas at all?
> James Everett Ward		f0057@uafhp.uark.edu
> I often quote myself; it adds spice to my conversation.
> 		-- G. B. Shaw

James, 
  Without knowing what NIC's you are using, it sounds almost impossible to
tell. I would suggest an analyzer (either PC-based monitor) or something
that would allow you to watch the network. There is also a feature of 
Netware that will allow you to monitor traffic. It could be useful to see
if you have a card that is sending broadcast packets out with no useful
information or destination addresses. Performance tests are useful on a
30+ node network. I don't get into Fayetteville often, but could be worth
a trip. (Say hi to Ray Puckett for me!)

73,
 
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