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JRGunn - 26 Nov 2004 18:07 GMT

I have a peer network with 10 Pc's and two print servers. 8 of the pc's are
workstations, and don,t serve printers or files. Only one pc serves files and
acts as a backup workstation. The network generaly runs fairly well, although
occasionaly we get lockups for what seems to be logjams at the pc that
serves the files.

What would be the benifits of converting the network to a true client server
setup?
Drawbacks?

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Haggis - 26 Nov 2004 18:34 GMT

>I have a peer network with 10 Pc's and two print servers. 8 of the pc's are
> workstations, and don,t serve printers or files. Only one pc serves files
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> setup?
> Drawbacks?

you are using win98 as server ? no real need to go client/server....

install a server OS on the win98 "server" NT40 etc....it will handle the
file sharing MUCH better.

( I have over 30 machines win95/98/XP getting files from a NT40 box ...no
clients installed on workstations...no problems at all)

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