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From: MUHRTH@tubvm.cs.tu-berlin.de (Thomas Muhr)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.novell
Subject: Re: Windows on diskless workstations
Message-ID: <91106.083943MUHRTH@DB0TUI11.BITNET>
Date: 16 Apr 91 06:39:43 GMT
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Organization: Technical University Berlin
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In article <1991Apr13.223145.21978@newsserver.sfu.ca>, rhone@newsserver.sfu.ca
(Brock Rhone) says:
>
>Does anyone out there have experience with Windows 3.0 on
>diskless workstations?
>
>We will be installing a small ARCnet LAN:  5 workstations and a
>dedicated server running Novell ELS II.  Three of the workstations
>would be diskless 25MHz 386DXs with 4MB RAM.
>
>I have heard that Windows' performance on a diskless station is
>seriously degraded.  How serious would the performance hit be on
>a small (and fairly lightly loaded) network like this?
In enhanced mode all swapping will use the net. Imagine a 8 Mbyte swapfile
rushing through the ethernet cables form every workstation running windows!
>The alternative to the diskless stations is to buy 20MHz 386SXs
>with 40MB drives -- a slower processor but a local hard disk
>included for roughly the same price.
This is extremely better, because a permanent swapfile can be generated
for every workstation, leaving the net bandwidth for the essential tasks.
I have posted an article recently describing the very tricky procedure
to install windows in a net efficiently (space, speed).
>Is this the better option?
Yes
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Brock
You're welcome -
Thomas
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