[Samba] Win2k Performance Problems

[msingh at f2s.com]

To get faster speed you should upgrade your NIC to 100 Mb on the server. 


Thanks


MSingh

Quoting Tom Smith <tom at openadventures.org>:

> Server is 10 MB, client is 100 MB. Switch is 10/100 MB.
> 
> Malkit Singh wrote:
> 
> >What is the speed of your NICs. 
> >
> >
> >
> >On Sun, 2003-03-09 at 07:51, Tom Smith wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>Redhat 8.0
> >>Samba 2.2.7 (See attached smb.conf for Samba config.)
> >>
> >>I'm having a speed problem copying files to or from the Samba server 
> >>using a Windows 2000 Pro computer. For example, it takes around 2 
> >>minutes to copy a 30 MB file. During this copy, I've only got 2 computer 
> >>on the network (the Samba server and the Win2k client).
> >>
> >>I've checked all DNS issues and there are none--both the server and 
> >>workstation can ping the Samba server by name. The Samba server is 
> >>advertising all shares and all configured resources are accessible.
> >>
> >>Are there any settings that can be tuned to speed up file copies for 
> >>Win2k clients?
> >>----
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  
> >
> >># Samba config file created using SWAT
> >># from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
> >># Date: 2003/03/09 00:34:09
> >>
> >># Global parameters
> >>[global]
> >>	workgroup = EXPLORER
> >>	netbios name = DEATHSTAR
> >>	server string = Samba Server
> >>	encrypt passwords = Yes
> >>	obey pam restrictions = Yes
> >>	pam password change = Yes
> >>	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >>	passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> >>	unix password sync = Yes
> >>	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> >>	max log size = 0
> >>	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> >>	dns proxy = No
> >>	printing = lprng
> >>
> >>[homes]
> >>	comment = Home Directories
> >>	valid users = %S
> >>	read only = No
> >>	create mask = 0664
> >>	directory mask = 0775
> >>	browseable = No
> >>
> >>[printers]
> >>	comment = All Printers
> >>	path = /var/spool/samba
> >>	printable = Yes
> >>	browseable = No
> >>----
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >  
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