We have just put a new samba server on the lab premises and upgradede all
workstations to 100 MB/s, in order to avoid using 10-mile radio link, hoping
that this would enable us to operae our MsAccess based LIMS database over
the network. While a standalone version, with both program and Data folder
on the local drive (C) the application works excelently, the moment we move
the Data ( e.i. the Tables) folder to a networked drive and reestablish
links, the LIMS becomes increadibly slow, often stops operating
alltogeather, resumes, screen goes blank?.... Queries are run very slowly,
and after each query "Calculating.." message stays there forever. Adding new
entries and the results of analysis is imposible in this situation. The
largest table has appr. 18000 records.
We tried to make the Data a shared folder, to be accessed from another
machine, but the result was the same as when operating over the network.
Please let us suggest further "hacks" we should try to make it run normaly ,
split over the network
Regards, Tardus