[jcifs] Network name resolve time

[Michael B Allen]

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 10:39 PM, yankings <yankings at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
>
> Thanks for both of you!
>
> I tried to convert my testing program to use DNS by adding the domain suffix
> but no improvement on the logon process (still needs 2x seconds to logon).
>
> I found that if the following properties set, the performance will be the
> same as ver 1.1.11.  I will go for this workaround before i figure out what
> happen to those twenties seconds,
>
>          Config.setProperty( "jcifs.netbios.scope","test_scope_id");
>          Config.setProperty( "jcifs.resolveOrder", "LMHOSTS" );

That makes no sense. I'm surprised this even worked.

Get WireShark and figure out how to use it. It will improve your
quality of life.

Mike

> Christopher R. Hertel wrote:
>>
>> Michael B Allen wrote:
>>> Hi yankings,
>>>
>>> Your program doesn't make any sense. You set resolveOrder to do WINS
>>> but you don't set a WINS server. Then the next method in the list is
>>> DNS but the name given is not DNS name.
>>>
>>> In general, you should no longer be using NetBIOS names. You should
>>> use DNS only and always use a fully qualified DNS hostnames. Sometimes
>>> you can use only the first label of the DNS hostname but in this case
>>> your OS must be configured with a suitable DNS search suffix.
>>>
>>> A proper JCIFS program should probably just set resolveOrder=DNS. But
>>> LMHOSTS and WINS are still enabled by default just in case someone's
>>> trying to connect to a Windows 98 machine.
>>
>> Mike is quite right about problems of confusing NetBIOS and DNS names.
>> Don't confuse the two.  They're different name spaces.
>>
>> Unfortunately, the use of the NBT (NetBIOS over TCP) transport is still
>> widespread.  Many shops run NBT without even knowing that they are doing
>> so,
>> and the SoHo NAS market still relies on it.  Many uses of jCIFS (including
>> apps for my cellphone) expect to use NBT transport.
>>
>> So, while I agree that it would be nice to move everyone off of NBT and on
>> to Naked TCP, it's not likely to happen any time soon.  Similarly, we
>> should
>> all give up on SMB/CIFS and move to SMB2, but that's not going to happen
>> soon either.
>>
>> We still get requests for help with OS/2 on the Samba Tech mailing list.
>>
>> (no, really!)
>>
>> Chris -)-----
>>
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