[TRLog] Delay when using a network with large files
Tree N6TR
tree@kkn.net
Wed, 16 May 2001 10:04:37 -0700
> In CW run mode, I enter the call and hit enter to send the exchange. I type
> in the other exchange,. then hit return. There was about a 3-4 second delay
> before it would let me send CQ again. It appears to be related to saving the
> entry to the log.
>
> Are the entries sent to the network as part of the log save process?
> Does the program wait until the record has made it around the loop to
> continue?
>
> If it matters, this was a 6 station operation with all computers tied
> together.
This delay probably is more an issue with the log file, not the network.
Sounds like using a disk cache would help.
Tree
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