pc broadcasting issue - Urgent advise requested

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Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone has this scenario.
I have just put together a windows network with some remote offices. I have
users who at one office who dont have a local server so they must map drives
and authenticate back to head office.

The problem I'm having is when someone is copying a large file from that
remote location it noticably slows down all other users computers in the
office from opening up windows explorer, when they need to.

All sites have a 1.5mb/1.5mb link back to the central head office. The head
office has a 4mb/4bm pipe.

The network is not using wins servers anywhere but I've set the dhcp scopes
to set all client workstations to H node types.

I would like to know if anyone knows how to stop all the other pc's from
slowing down in this scenario as there is absolutely no scope for me to put
in a server at the problem site.

If anyone could advise if the H Node setting could be an issue and just any
information you can provide would be very much appreciated.

Sorry for my urgency but users are coming into the office tomorrow and I
know they jump up and down about this problem.

Thanks in advance,
Jeff.
 
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The problem I'm having is when someone is copying a large file
from that remote location it noticably slows down all other users
computers in the office from opening up windows explorer, when
they need to.
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Check out this document on BITS:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/b/3/d/b3d8e8ea-8c3f-4962-8a01-
478b33f44e15/BITS.doc

BITS uses bandwidth throttling and idle bandwidth to transfer files.
You could setup a virtual directory on the main server that is running
IIS and then have the user transfer files there (making sure BITS is
installed on the IIS server of course). Then have the person at the
main site pull that file down (or script it yourself) into the correct
directory.

Of course, one has to ask why a user at a remote site is taking a large
file and dumping it back to the main site over a slow link. Is remote
desktop an option? Have the user remote desktop into a main site
computer and manipulate the file that way so they don't have to
transfer it over the link.

Adam
 
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