System slowdown, DOS version of FP

[Joe Acquisto (joea at hvaccess.com)]

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>>>> Robert Haussmann<haussma at nextdimension.net> 7/2/04 6:20:12 PM >>>
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>> The problem manifests as some, and only some, PC's begin to 
>> "print slow".  What seems to be happening is that, when 
>> printing and invoice (or whatever), it takes forever (for 
>> some PC's) to sequence thru the records to "co-alese the 
>> vapor" and send the print job out.  One can see the "records 
>> scanned" number sequence very slowly  on the problem PC's, 
>> but quite smartly on the ones that are OK.  Once the last 
>> record is found (???), and the print job is submitted, it 
>> prints normally.  It seems to take a couple of days for this 
>> slowness to to begin again.
>> 
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>Joe--can you provide some details:

Sure thing. 

>1) what version of Netware (including service pack)

NW 6.5 SP1. 

>2) Novell Client32 or Microsoft client (if client32,
>what version)

Client32.  Version.  Hmm. 3.4 something, I think, whatever came with the 6.5 distribution.

>3) are oplocks enabled on the server?

Err, ummm.  I dunno (he says sheepishly).  I did not change it, so however it installs.  I don't have a 6.5 install handy to check.

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>Finally...is there any chance this server has a gigabit
>ethernet card in it 

Yes, it does

>(if so, what manufacturer and what
>is the driver version).  


Dell Poweredge 2600.  Has a built in Intel 10/100/GB card.  It has the Novell provided driver.

>I ask only because the symptoms
>you describe sound like a very obscure problem that exists 
>under a certain gigabit ethernet card chipset/driver 
>combination.
>
>Bob Haussmann
>Tabor Children's Services, Inc.

joea