----- Mensaje original ----- > On 16/11/11 21:54, Andres wrote: > > Curiosity question: > > If ubuntu was installed in a company with around 1600 desktops and > > laptops that need to be networked with shared server drives and need to > > be backed up daily. I guess antivirus and normal security would also be > > needed. What would be the boot up time of a computer that normally > > takes 5 to 10 minutes to boot up with XP? The servers run on linux, > > btw. > > > > Hmmm, that could be down to the age of the machines, the traffic on the > network, or maybe if the network drives are hosted on remote servers (we > get that where I work, being an international company some of the > servers are dotted around Europe or the US and the WAN link is pretty > tslow which can cause Windows to hang occasionally or run slow). > > It could also be using roaming profiles or applying policies which can > slow it down. > > It maybe quicker using Ubuntu, but again it could also be slow too. > > > Would doing a backup still slow the computer down significantly? > > > > I wouldn't have thought so, unless it's maybe trying to heavily compress > data on the machine when it's backing up. > > > The reason i ask is that i found that when turning on my work computer > > (xp) with out of network the boot up speed increased significantly. And > > was thinking if this problem would be the same even if switching from > > xp to linux. > > > > Maybe it's because it's trying to find a server with a slow connection. > I find my work laptop running Windows 7 can run like a dog when it > boots up or resumes from hibernation if I have the network connected or > wifi on while it tries to find servers. If the network is disconnected > and the wifi turned off it tends to not try to find the servers and be a > bit more responsive. > > In my experience with Gnome 2 on Ubuntu I've found that when connecting > to a server with a slow connection (such as my home server over a VPN > connection) it can in some cases cause Nautilus to hang but the rest of > the machine seems pretty responsive. > > Rob > >
thanks guys! I guess it is not a selling point i can make. Not thnat it matters... We are moving to w7 and we have just upgaded from office 2003 to 2011. Seems like there is no way out this time.
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