Saving over a LAN

[Jorgen]

I have done some testing on how fast things get saved. The tests I have done is with a 50Mb MCX file.

 

Copy X from C:/ to D:/ takes about 5sec

Save X to C:/ from MasterCam X takes about 5sec

 

Copy X from C:/ to a network folder takes about 8 sec

Save X to a network folder from MasterCam X takes about 30sec

 

Anyone have a good explonation on why the last case take so much longer?

[Matt Berube at Ferron Mold]

We save thru the network often. I've never seen that delay. Our network has each PC set up on a "static IP address". Do you know if your network is running that way ?

[Jorgen]

We are using DHCP. Whats confusing me is that I can copy files just as fast over the network. It is just saving from withing Mastercam that is slow.

[gargodude]

I have had the same problem. Tried static IP addresses with no help. Everything (SolidWorks, etc.) else works fine and saves fairly quickly except MCX2, MR2, SP1. I also have another issue when MX launches and doesn't use proper data path settings in the config file. On the 3rd try, it works fine. Submitted to CNC Software. No reply yet.

[gcode]

I don't know why, but SolidWorks 2008 is so slow over a network that it is almost unuseable.

Mastercam is pretty good at my company untill the files get over about 60 meg.. then saving is slooow.

[edmBosto]

I transfer files over a LAN but I don't save them over a LAN. The transfer is quick. I've noticed helping others that they save to a LAN and it takes awhile. My pc is a little faster only because I have a 1/2 Gig more Ram.

 

I have noticed on the slower pc that the folder we were trying to save in was loaded and it took awhile just for that folder to open. If the folder on the LAN was somewhat small it opened much faster therfor saving the file faster.