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CompleteNewb
First off, I post this here because I saw no newsgroup that was JUST
networking for small XP environments, it's this network_web one, which I
assume encompasses networking at any size, be it a home network of 1 PC and
1 laptop, or a LAN of 10 PC's and 3 laptops, or a Web networking type of
deal that I don't even have a good example for.
My question involves best networking practices, but at a very basic level.
I have a small business/home network environment, where we have a shared
folder that can be accessed by 5 other computers. The "server" (just your
basic PC, although a good one, a 3.4 Mghz core duo w/ 2 Gb RAM) will have a
shared-out folder full of 100 Gb of files; some are just your basic Excel
files that range from 600 Kb to 4 Mb, some are hi-res multi-layer Photoshop
files of 40 Mb or more.
The setup: 5 users have various PC's, whose processing power/RAM (and I
hope I'm right about this) doesn't have all that much to do with my
question.
My question is, when setting up this PC (which will actually be a
workstation for one person as well as the house for all the shared files,
this is not a setup where we actually have a server dedicated to just
serving files, Internet access for multiple users, etc.), is there any
disadvantage to putting all the shared (served) files on a D: partition as
opposed to on the C: partition? For instance, when 5 external PC's are
accessing the shared drive, will this PC serve them out better if they're on
C: or will it do just as well as if they're on D:?
I know that the RPM can be an issue, but in this case, it's the same
harddrive, just partitioned.
The reason I wonder about this is that some software packages (ie.
Photoshop) recommend that the "scratch disk" not be the same as the OS disk.
So is the same true for serving files? Or will the external users be able
to see/edit/save/search files better if they're on a partition or drive
OTHER than the OS drive of the guy's workstation that also happens to be the
home of all the served-out files?
Any help, advice, or telling me that I need to further describe the
situation would be appreciated. Thanks for reading, and for any advice.
networking for small XP environments, it's this network_web one, which I
assume encompasses networking at any size, be it a home network of 1 PC and
1 laptop, or a LAN of 10 PC's and 3 laptops, or a Web networking type of
deal that I don't even have a good example for.
My question involves best networking practices, but at a very basic level.
I have a small business/home network environment, where we have a shared
folder that can be accessed by 5 other computers. The "server" (just your
basic PC, although a good one, a 3.4 Mghz core duo w/ 2 Gb RAM) will have a
shared-out folder full of 100 Gb of files; some are just your basic Excel
files that range from 600 Kb to 4 Mb, some are hi-res multi-layer Photoshop
files of 40 Mb or more.
The setup: 5 users have various PC's, whose processing power/RAM (and I
hope I'm right about this) doesn't have all that much to do with my
question.
My question is, when setting up this PC (which will actually be a
workstation for one person as well as the house for all the shared files,
this is not a setup where we actually have a server dedicated to just
serving files, Internet access for multiple users, etc.), is there any
disadvantage to putting all the shared (served) files on a D: partition as
opposed to on the C: partition? For instance, when 5 external PC's are
accessing the shared drive, will this PC serve them out better if they're on
C: or will it do just as well as if they're on D:?
I know that the RPM can be an issue, but in this case, it's the same
harddrive, just partitioned.
The reason I wonder about this is that some software packages (ie.
Photoshop) recommend that the "scratch disk" not be the same as the OS disk.
So is the same true for serving files? Or will the external users be able
to see/edit/save/search files better if they're on a partition or drive
OTHER than the OS drive of the guy's workstation that also happens to be the
home of all the served-out files?
Any help, advice, or telling me that I need to further describe the
situation would be appreciated. Thanks for reading, and for any advice.