Networking Problems

[barry]

We have five computers on a local network through a hub. We were recommended to use NetBEUI, by Peachtree tech service several years ago.

During the day we experience many lock ups and freezing. We were talking to Dell about this problem and they suggested that we use TCP/ICP and asign each station and individualize address.

We are still having problems with freezing and lock ups and we are wondering about any suggestions.

[Dave Soto]

They told you to use NETBEUI because it is easier to set up, and they would be able to get off the phone quicker. Unfortunately, it is far less stable than TCP/IP. Just set up your machines on TCP/IP like this: The first machine is 10.0.0.20, the second one 10.0.0.21, the third one 10.0.0.22, (all the way up to 10.0.0.254) and so on. The subnet mask should be 255.255.255.0. It should work without a hitch. (famous last words) You leave the first 20 addresses open for any servers, printers, or routers that you may eventually want to add.

Good luck!

[barry]

Thanks i will set this up as you suggested
barry

[barry]

Should we remove the Netbeui from the network setup.
thanks barry

[renjworks]

Yes, I also suggest using TCP/IP. Here in our company, we have more than 30 users accessing Peachtree all at the same time. We are also on the same shoes that you have right now previously. We have "sleepless night" trying to figure-out how we can get Peachtree going on a multi-user environment. Luckily, a Peachtree expert informed me to tweak some registry settings of Peachtree. This is done by launching REGEDIT, HK_LOCAL_MACHINE, SOFTWARE, bTrieve Technologies, Microkernel Workstation Engine, Version 6.15, Settings. (Assuming you are using Peachtree Complete 8.0. From there, you need to alter MAX Clients, Max Transactions, Max Handles, Max Locks, Max Communication Buffers, etc. Also, you need to increase each workstations CONFIG.SYS files and buffers settings. In AUROEXEC.BAT, you also need to add this line: SET TEMP = C:\TEMP1 (Of course, you need to create \TEMP1 directory to each local drives.). Lastly, instead of HUB, try using SWITCH. It is far better. Although, we still encounter freeze-up, we have better smooth-operating Peachtree than before. BTW, Peachtree 8.02 update is available for download. Check it out.