Desktop or Network Server in Win98?

[Mucho]

On a Win98 box with 196 Megs of RAM should preformance be set to desktop or network server?

 

[NiPeng]

From: 98 Resource kit



<< To optimize file system performance

1. In Control Panel, double-click System, click the Performance tab, and then click File System.
2. In the Typical role of this computer box, select the most common role for this computer, and then click OK. Table 26.3 describes each role in the list.

Table 26.3 Computer role descriptions

Role

Description

Desktop computer

A normal computer acting primarily as a network client, or an individual computer with no networking. This configuration assumes that there is more than the minimum required RAM, and that the computer is running on power (rather than battery).

Mobile or docking system

Any computer with limited memory. This configuration assumes that RAM is limited and that the computer is running on battery, so the disk cache should be flushed frequently.

Network server

A computer used primarily as a peer server for file or printer sharing. This configuration assumes that the computer has adequate RAM and frequent disk activity, so the system is optimized for a high amount of disk access.
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I would go for Network server if there is plenty ram left available when running apps.
If you're running memory hungry (apps which leave almost no free ram available) selecting "networkwork server" can push your 98 into swapping.

 

[bacillus]

use the Network Server option for max tweaking performance!