Re: Slow Network

The problem is more likely hard drive related performance in my mind.

Network topology changes rarely (in my experience) affect performance.

Matt Gibson - GSEC

"Kelly Thompson" <kellyt@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e%23bJNTCfFHA.1048@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Actually thier is no RAID on this server. Just the normal plain jane
> setup. Did you read this in the early post could this be the problem.
> (Alittle more info for you I set thier systems up for them 2 years ago
> about
> 4 months ago they hired me full time. when I set this up I set it up with
> two nics, about 8 months ago they switch dsl providers and who ever set
> this up for them put the the symantec gateway security 320 and the server
> is
> only using one nic now, instead of the 2 like before. Before (DSL-Server
> external nic-Internal Nic-switch) Now (DSL-symantec gateway-server 1
> nic-smyantec gateway-switch)
> Could this be the problem?)
>
> Thanks
> Kelly
> "Matt Gibson" <mattg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:O8fYALCfFHA.3904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> That might be one of your issues.
>>
>> I'm going to assume it's a RAID1 (Mirroring) setup. A pair of 120GB
>> drives for the OS, Exchange, and Applications is going to be pretty slow
>> in my experience.
>>
>> You're better off with two arrays. One for the OS / Apps, and one for
>> Exchange, or even better, three.
>>
>> Matt Gibson - GSEC
>>
>>
>> "Kelly Thompson" <kellyt@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:ux8ASsBfFHA.1444@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I have two 120GB hard drives into 5 different partitions and a 200gb just
>>>for backups.
>>>
>>> "Matt Gibson" <mattg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%237T$ZXBfFHA.616@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> What's your HD subsystem like?
>>>>
>>>> Matt Gibson - GSEC
>>>>
>>>> "Kelly Thompson" <kellyt@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:enDdgT$eFHA.3620@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> My server is P4 2.8 with 1.5GB of ram, sits behind a symantec gateway
>>>>> security 320 21 client computers and 3 networked printers. I don't
>>>>> have ISA installed have installed SP1 and all updates, using the
>>>>> server to web host, exchange, companyweb & symantec antivirus 9.1 corp
>>>>> edition. Lately the server CPU load seems to be running high alot, it
>>>>> is taking a long time for users to login and and file share are very
>>>>> slow(quickbooks) plus companyweb doc's. Is it time to go to two
>>>>> servers and seperate things out?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Kelly
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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