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Processor | Intel 4770k |
Motherboard | MSI Z87-G45 |
Cooling | Intel Liquid Cooler |
Memory | Corsair DDR3 4X4GB |
Video Card(s) | MSI GTX 770 |
Storage | 120GB SSD/1TB |
Display(s) | 23" Acer H233H |
Case | Corsair Mid Tower |
Power Supply | Corsair TX850M |
Software | Windows 7 64 bit |
Hello,
I operate a consulting firm here in my home town and have a question that I hope to get some feedback on. I have a client who is currently running OSX server for file sharing purposes and that's pretty much it. One of the employees works over VPN about 130 miles away. For whatever reason, their access to files is slow enough to make operation impossible. I'm talking 10-15 mins to open a document. Now both sites are running comcast business class internet so I am assuming my problem doesn't have anything to do with the connection speed, both are the 50MB package. I have combed the internet and found many people who also experience slow file access over VPN with OSX server and AFP. I have tried a couple of workarounds, i.e. disabling the creation of .DS files and other problematic file types on the share but no dice. Oh and I took over this client about two months ago and I had nothing to do with how all of this was originally setup so preemptive defense for the inevitable burns.
I was wondering if anyone on the forums had experience with running a linux file server on a mac using parallels? If so, does it work well? I heard linux file servers are pretty legit. I personally don't have any experience with them but I am certainly interested now that I have had so many problems with OSX's AFP service.
Buying new hardware or switching to a windows server really isn't an option right now so please don't suggest it, no matter how tempting it may be. I am really interested in some outside of the box ideas here so go nuts.
I operate a consulting firm here in my home town and have a question that I hope to get some feedback on. I have a client who is currently running OSX server for file sharing purposes and that's pretty much it. One of the employees works over VPN about 130 miles away. For whatever reason, their access to files is slow enough to make operation impossible. I'm talking 10-15 mins to open a document. Now both sites are running comcast business class internet so I am assuming my problem doesn't have anything to do with the connection speed, both are the 50MB package. I have combed the internet and found many people who also experience slow file access over VPN with OSX server and AFP. I have tried a couple of workarounds, i.e. disabling the creation of .DS files and other problematic file types on the share but no dice. Oh and I took over this client about two months ago and I had nothing to do with how all of this was originally setup so preemptive defense for the inevitable burns.
I was wondering if anyone on the forums had experience with running a linux file server on a mac using parallels? If so, does it work well? I heard linux file servers are pretty legit. I personally don't have any experience with them but I am certainly interested now that I have had so many problems with OSX's AFP service.
Buying new hardware or switching to a windows server really isn't an option right now so please don't suggest it, no matter how tempting it may be. I am really interested in some outside of the box ideas here so go nuts.