ARD 3 is acting slow and lists take forever to populate

Question

I ran ard2 on a PowerMac G5 with no problems, but now i have an intel iMac with ard3 and it's a beast. My lists take forever to load, and when they finally do they often drop out (then reload, then drop). When adding computers to my lists the verify always fails (yes, i am using the correct user and pw) but i can add them anyway, so it's not a big deal, just annoying. Any suggestions.

Answer 1

Hi all,
Here are a few tips to minimize Apple Remote Desktop freezing on you:
1. Don't verify the username and password before adding a machine. Uncheck
the box on the add computer dialog box for verifying the username and
password for the computer. For some reason verifying seems to freeze up a
lot even when you have the correct username and password. If you
accidentally start to verify, click on the "Stop Verify" button and then
click on "Add Anyway". This will let you add computers much faster and
minimize the chance for a lockup.
2. Minimize your user of the scanner as much as possible. The scanner seems
to be the main thing that locks up the program. If you already have your
computers put into lists, avoid using the scanner and go straight to the
list. Try to get all of your computers into lists as soon as you can.
Now note I am working in a school where we have over 400 ibooks in one building and we have 10 builds to keep on top of. The ARD does lock up all the time on my computer but looking at the status of my macbook I am using a page file of 4.5gb on average and my free ram is under 5mb out of 512mb of ram on my mac book.
Please if anyone finds a better way of making our Apple Remote Desktop work pass, it on I would love to know.
Also all 6 techs are having the same issue.
-Joseph