Slow write performance with Win 98 and Samba (fwd)

[Christopher R. Hertel]

> Actually, in my tests, I did see the problem with security=user.

Can you cat a TCPDump, Ethereal, or even NetMon capture and put it 
somewhere I can get hold of it?  Let me know if you want to send it via 
E'mail and I'll send you another address.

Thanks!!

Chris -)-----

> On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 12:44:38PM -0500, Christopher R. Hertel wrote:
> > > There is a way to work around the delayed tcp ack problem.  Send a
> > > SMBkeepalive packet to the client whenever there is a short write to the
> > > server.  It is not a pretty fix, but it makes Windows happy and solves
> > > this problem (this assumes you cannot turn off delayed ack on the OS). 
> > 
> > We need to keep this in mind if the delayed-ack turns out to be the 
> > entire problem.  I believe that it is a major part of the problem, and 
> > the Sun folk should get a lot of credit for helping out on this.
> > 
> > Still, I'm confused by the fact that security=user does not cause this 
> > situation to occur.
> > 
> > Chris -)-----
> > 
> > -- 
> > Christopher R. Hertel -)-----                   University of Minnesota
> > crh at nts.umn.edu              Networking and Telecommunications Services
> > 
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> >     with your hands...you choose them as your guides, and following
> >     them you will reach your destiny.  --Carl Schultz
> 
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> Scott Prather
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> Software Engineer
> AIX PC Interoperability
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Christopher R. Hertel -)-----                   University of Minnesota
crh at nts.umn.edu              Networking and Telecommunications Services

    Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them
    with your hands...you choose them as your guides, and following
    them you will reach your destiny.  --Carl Schultz