LM_NET: Library Media Networking
Lorna,
I don't know that your server will be the "slow" spot with the
CD-ROMs. Our experience seems to indicate that the slowness is related
to the drives themselves. I would get the fastest drives you can. We
are currently running our entire HS network on a 386DX/40. We run
Follett Circ/Cat, all of our subject area software, and have a 4 stack
tower CD with Hitachi drives. We have 45 computers connected to the
network using a combination of thin coax and 10BaseT. We are pretty
satisfied with the setup, although we get a network slowdown from about
12 noon until 2 PM almost every day. We are seriously considering
putting the CD drives on a dedicated server. We think this will help
with the slowdown.
Hope this helps!
David Hollingshead
Gideon #37 School District
dholling@services.dese.state.mo.us
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