Software installed on Network Drive at work

[szechuanpork]

my company has cad software installed on a network drive, the Z: drive. how does this work exactly? is this a type of virtualization?

i tested the network drive by transferring a big file to it from my local C: drive. i was getting 200-340 kB/sec speeds. will upgrading my graphics card to a professional graphics card make a difference?

another issue is that i need to make sure a specific port is not blocked. if the application/program was installed on the Z: drive, and that app needed a port to be open, would i try to open the port on my local machine?

thanks in advance

 

[rasczak]

You typically install the cad software on your local machine (C and point your software to your database files via a config.ini or capture.ini (Cadence). Most likely you are seeing on the Z: drive are the database files required to run your software.

No, upping your graphics card will not make a difference as far as network performance is concerned.

Yes, you would. If you are running windows 7, enable a rule for your application in the windows advanced firewall. typically it's enough to just enable an inbound rule, but you may be required to open an outbound rule as well. This may only be necessary if your software did not already configure your firewall during installation.

 

[szechuanpork]

thanks for your answers.