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From: xdaa374@ut-emx.UUCP (William T. Douglass)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: EtherTalk performance w/ Mac SE or II
Keywords: Ethernet, adaptor boards, performance increase
Message-ID: <10658@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 21 Feb 89 14:39:40 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
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We are setting up a multi-user system using FoxBASE+/Mac and
a database residing on a Mac II fileserver.  Everything is fine, except...

We seriously need a performance boost on this system.  Net access over the
PhoneNet LAN is too slow, even for simple transaction processing.  We had
expected a slow response time, but this is beyond our expectations.  So
the question is:
	What kind of performance boost can we expect from using
	ethernet cabling & running EtherTalk between the file server
	& the workstations?  2-fold speed-up.  3-fold (10-fold
	would be nice). 

	What is the difference (over LocalTalk) in EtherTalk perfor-
	mance between a Mac II & an SE?  Mac II & another II.

	What are good sources, references, etc. for a guide to setting
	up an ethernet LAN.  References on cabling, distance requirements,
	# of nodes, use of repeaters; the list goes on.

I would apprciate any experiences you have to report.  Also, any good
literature references would be welcome.  Please mail or post, as you see fit.
And thank you for your cooperation.

-- 
Bill Douglass, TCADA

"I dreamed I was to take a test,
 in a Dairy Queen, on another planet."      L. Anderson