User`s guide

Troubleshooting and Performance 4 - 5
Reducing Network Load
Reserve the network for accessing shared data files, common commu-
nications utilities and printer facilities.
Install and run programs from a workstation’s local drive.
Install copies of overlay files on the workstation’s local drive.
When editing files, copy to a local directory prior to opening the file.
Configure application programs to create temporary files on local
disks where possible.
Testing the Radio Link
The LED Display on the Aironet Client Card can be used to assess the
condition of the Client Card radio link. (See
Chapter 3 - System Con-
figuration
for an explanation of the LED displays.)
Run the ARLANDGS.EXE or WinDGS.EXE utility and perform a
Linktest to test the link quality between nodes on the Radio Network.
When running the Linktest, look for consistent results. It is a good
idea to establish “benchmark” tests on those nodes with a quality link,
and then set other nodes with the same data rate and frequency set-
tings (see
Chapter 3 - System Configuration
for instructions on run-
ning a Linktest).