Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!decwrl!ucbvax!MTSG.UBC.CA!USERLSF
From: USERLSF@MTSG.UBC.CA
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Appleshare on Ethernet
Message-ID: <2360850@mtsg.ubc.ca>
Date: 31 Jul 90 15:25:32 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Organization: The Internet
Lines: 21

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