slow client access to the main office from the branch office

dkblee

Hi!

We've just upgraded our lease line from 128kbps to 512kbps between our branch and main office. For the email and file server access to the main office, the speed has increase significantly. For Navision(server located at main office), i noticed that there's not much improvent in term of speed.

Is there anyway that i can speed up the client access from the branch office to the central office? Any suggestion or solutions? and of why is it still slow after the lease line upgrade?

Thks!

DenSter

I don't know how you connect to your Navision database, but if there is no performance gain at all then maybe it is because of slow client computers?

nelson

If you're connecting the client directly to the server through the 512Kbps connection, then it's no wonder you are not seeing any improvements.

If I properly understand (forgive me if I don't) and you're really working that way, it even surprises me how you can work at all - it must be slow like all hell.

You will not see any improvements even if you get a 2Mbps connection.

Look into Terminal Services or Citrix.
These remote desktop applications will run Navision on a machine located in the main office (where the Navision server is also installed). The user experience will improve dramatically.
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dkblee

Hi! Can i do something like :

1) Install Terminal services on one of the Win2k server
2) install Navision client on that server.
3) remote user will do a remote desktop connection to that server and run the Navision client from there.

Is that the correct way to do it?

Thks!

kriki

dkblee wrote:

1) Install Terminal services on one of the Win2k server
2) install Navision client on that server.
3) remote user will do a remote desktop connection to that server and run the Navision client from there.

I thin it is correct (never installed this myself) but keep in mind the following:
1:use a dedicated server with enough memory to be used as terminalserver
2:have a fast network between the terminalserver and the DB-server

kine

Yes, this is the way... but do not forget, that if user needs to print some report on his local printer, the report must be transfered through the slow line and it can take some time and if the report is changing data in the DB, it will lock the other users for the time.

dkblee

Hi! The printing problem is it only on report? or apply to all printing? eg. printing PO.

For ther terminal services, can i go by application(navision in this case) instead of the server?(instead of seeing the whole desktop, is it possible to see only the application window?)


Thks!

bbrown

A couple of suggestions:

Use Windows Authentication in Navision and set Navision as the startup program for the Terminal Service users. When users log in, they will be brought right into Navision, and when they close Navision, they will be logged off Terminal Services.

Setup the printers at the remote site as network hosted printers on the main site using IP printing. IP printing will use less bandwith than Terminal Service's printer redirection. I have run a 50 user Navision site over a 256KB frame relay network with this method.

Hop this is helpful.

kine

dkblee wrote:

Hi! The printing problem is it only on report? or apply to all printing? eg. printing PO.

Report = object in Navision used for printing documents, creating reports, running jobs... Printing PO is still only report... :-)