Very bad performance when copying large files from windows to samba-share

[Lars Heineken]

That sounds like a lot of work.. wich I'm not afraid of.
I'll have to wait till my brother is up, than I can use his PC for the test.

Has anyone taken a look at my log-lines that I posted ? Maybe there is something interesting in it ?

Before starting the log-session, I'll compile and install the sources on my machine, maybe the mandrake-guys broke something.

On Fri, 12 Apr 2002 16:38:09 -0500
"Esh, Andrew" <AEsh at tricord.com> wrote:

> If this were me (and most of you are probably glad it is not), I'd synch the
> clocks, start Samba at log level 10 (unlimited log size), mount the share
> >from Windows, and let it sit for a few minutes. This will allow Samba to sit
> with the user authenticated for a while, which makes a better log. I'd run
> Ethereal (www.ethereal.com) on the Windows side, unfiltered. Then I'd start
> the smaller (good) transfer, and note the time. Wait until the transfer
> ends, and record the time again. Save the capture file from Ethereal, and
> start a new capture. Repeat for the larger (bad) transfer. Save another
> capture.
> 
> That that point, all the information needed to find the point in the code at
> which Samba is sitting while the pause is happening. Look for large gaps in
> the packet flow. Find out what Samba's log says during that time period.
> Determining where the gaps are occurring will help us understand why.
> Compare and contrast the good session with the bad session. Is there a
> timeout message at the same point in the bad session, that the good transfer
> instead began to send data?
> 
> It was long sessions like this that found the exact recipe for Win98 rabbit
> pellets. (Unfortunately, we also found that there was nothing we could do to
> Samba to get Windows to run faster. :)
> 
> I think the same thing will work here.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lars Heineken [mailto:Lars.Heineken at gmx.de]
> Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 3:22 PM
> To: samba-technical at lists.samba.org
> Cc: don_mccall at hp.com
> Subject: Re: Very bad performance when copying large files from windows
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