Slow lan response

[mallee]

Hello to all.
I have a vfp 6 app that works fine in stand alone but over the network (windows networking and w2k server) my main form response is very slow.
It is a form containg a grid of customers. User Dblclicks on customer desired and event opens another form.
From a workstation it can take 8 - 12 seconds for grid focus to change, even if it is only a couple rows to desired customer. After getting focus once, it works correctly ( changes line focus instantly anywhere on the grid ) until you double click and leave the form, then it slows again until first focus on line is reached.
I do use thisform.gridxxx.refresh() after performing the double click event.
My exe is on the workstation as are the temp files. other similar forms seem to work just as fast as in stand alone mode so I know this particular form/grid is my bottlekneck.
All suggestions appreaciated.

TIA guy and gals.

 

[Mike Gagnon]

1. It might be your Network card or a pinched cable. Can you try from somewhere else.

2. You should be using 10/100 base cards.

 

[Eguy]

Hi mallee

Set NoDataOnLoad to .T.

This helps forms involving views appear on the screen more quickly by deferring the actual population of the view until you ask for it.
The point is to build the structure of the view without bothering to send the data along.

HTH
Ed
Please let me know if the sugestion(s) I provide are helpful to you.
Sometimes you're the windshield... Sometimes you're the bug.

 

[mallee]

Thanks for the ideas, it turned out to be an eithernet card
problem, I found it also took 22 minutes to copy 3 mb. I removed the card and reinstalled with new drivers, no more problems.