>I've been talking to a computer network specialist who recommends that we take our VFP data off of our NT4 server and create seperate Linux file server to hold the VFP data. We have about 15 users who are accessing the data during that day. They have complained (occasionaly) about saves taking 3 to 5 seconds to complete.
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>He thinks that will speed things up a bit. Has anyone out there tried this already? If so, did you see any noticeable increase in speed of the APP?
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>Thanks.

If you are using a lower end machine as the file server, then Linux might be able to handle the load better. Otherwise, I agree with Al that the performance is about the same. I think NetWare is probably still the king for raw file server performance.

Up front configuration may take longer than an MS machine, mostly because of unfamiliarity with the system. However, the tools to help do this are significantly better than they used to be and are evolving every day. In the past, I found that once set up, the Linux server required less maintenance than a Windows machine, at least as a file server. One problem I had was remembering how to do things on it since I wouldn't interact with the machine for months at a time.

Anyway, if you are wanting to give Linux a test drive, things are a lot easier than they were a couple of years ago.