LAN Network - newbie

[JohnNinos]

Hey fellas,

I have some big issues regarding freezing and lagging while I am interactively rendering, so I'll share my conserns.

I have 2 WS which are connected via a switch. In other words, I have shared some folders (Library/ Projects Folder/ etc.) in the network. I am pretty newbie to this connection stuff so the only thing i did was to share the folders over the Network from Windows, no static IP or other fancy stuff. So the forst WS (with the HDD inside the case) is doing great with the interactive render, the other which loads every little map/ asset/ file from the shared folder over the network is gtetting freezed every time I would like to change something in interactive render, even a slight color correction might take 3 minutes. What I've thought is either the "DIY" Lan is rubbish or there is something else that i don't know.

My WS are the same, except that the one that loads the maps over the network (from the HDD of the other WS) is a dual xenon 2699 v3 and the other WS with the HDD mounted on is with one xeon 2699 v3.
My HDD which contains all the library is a toshiba 7200 rpm 3TB.

Are you guys have something in mind that could help?
The only thing that i thought was to buy another HDD and with some kind of software to live synchronize this two HDD so every WS gets the assets/ files/ maps from it's local Hard Drive.

I am looking forward to your thoughts, Cheers! :)

[maru]

Can you see if the freezes persist if you disable your antivirus and firewall? (while you may be reluctant to do this, you can try with just disabling it for 5 minutes, and then turning it back on - the idea here is just to check if it will improve the performance)
There is a known issue with Windows Defender checking all the assets which are stored in network locations. The solution is to make sure that 3dsmax.exe is correctly added to the Windows Defender exceptions list.

[JohnNinos]

Hello Maru, yes sure i'll give it a try and let you know, do you have any post to point me out with the steps or it's like it sounds straight forward? Thanks!

[maru]

I can only recommend the MS guides, see: https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/12000046082
The fastest/easiest way is just disabling it completely - it will tell you if the issue is related or not.