[Samba] SLOW connections

[Collins, Kevin]

Fred:

I don't know if this is it, but do you have a DNS server or a HOSTS file
on the Windows machine(s) pointing to the IP of the Linux box?  If not,
here is what (I think) is happening: Windows 98 will try to contact a
DNS server to locate the network machine and fail with a time out (which
takes several seconds).  Then it will revert to the WINS service and
find the Linux box.  Windows cache's WINS resolutions and that's why
subsequent connections are "peppy".

My forward look-up zone was "fubar"ed on my DNS server here at work and
my Windows machines exhibited the exact same symptoms as you describe.
I fixed the zone file and everything began to operate properly.

If this isn't it, I'm sorry for feeding you bad information.  :-)

Kevin L. Collins

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Kuipers [mailto:fred at kuipers.dhs.org]
> Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 3:12 PM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] SLOW connections
> 
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I have a small home network with a Samba 2.2.3 server on 
> Linux serving 
> up my files and printers. However, from windows machines (win 98) 
> connecting to a share takes an annoyingly long time (in the 
> order of 10s 
> of seconds)  Connecting from a linux box is very quick.  I have 
> configured Windows 98 to fully reconnect the share on logon. 
> If I don't, 
> Windows Explorer hangs all over the place (even when simply 
> loading it 
> and it hits the network).  After the initial connection, 
> everything is 
> pretty quick. I have run through all the diagnostics and I 
> have no clue 
> why Windows could be so slow connecting.
> 
> Note on hardware: 10 Mbit network, 1.2 GHz and 350 Mhz 
> windows machines 
> connecting to a 500 mhz linux machine (with 2 eth 
> interfaces)... No CPU 
> usage issues on linux server and full network availability during 
> connections. I have no connectivity troubles with the network.
> 
> Any thots?? Is this a silly little configuration problem?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> FjK
> 
> Please Reply All - I'm not on the list.
> 
> 
>  > grep -v "^[;#]" /etc/samba/smb.conf | grep -v "^$"
> 
> [global]
>     workgroup = KUIPERS_HOME
>     server string = Samba Server %v
>     printcap name = lpstat
>     load printers = yes
>     printing = cups
>     log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>     max log size = 50
>     security = share
>     encrypt passwords = no
>     smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>     socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>     dns proxy = no
>     unix password sync = no
>     map to guest = never
>     password level = 0
>     null passwords = no
>     allow hosts = 192.168.0.
>     os level = 33
>     preferred master = yes
>     wins support = yes
>     interfaces = eth1 lo
>     dead time = 0
>     debug level = 0
>     status = yes
> [homes]
>     comment = Home Directories
>     browseable = no
>     writable = yes
>     available = yes
>     public = no
>     user = fred val
>     only user = no
>     preexec close = no
>     root preexec close = no
> [printers]
>     comment = All Printers
>     path = /var/spool/samba
>     browseable = yes
>     public = yes
>     writable = no
>     printable = yes
>     create mode = 0700
>     print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r   # using client side 
> printer dr
> ivers.
>     available = yes
> [print$]
>     path = /var/lib/samba/printers
>     browseable = yes
>     read only = yes
>     write list = @adm root
> [archive]
>     available = yes
>     browseable = yes
>     path = /home/archive
>     public = no
>     guest only = no
>     writable = yes
>     user = fred val
>     only user = no
>     preexec close = no
>     root preexec close = no
>     valid users = fred val
>     force group = users
>     create mask = 775
> [MyDocuments]
>     available = yes
>     browseable = yes
>     path = /home/MyDocuments
>     public = no
>     guest only = no
>     writable = yes
>     user = fred val
>     only user = no
>     preexec close = no
>     root preexec close = no
>     valid users = fred val
>     force group = users
>     create mask = 775
> [web]
>     available = yes
>     browseable = yes
>     path = /home/httpd
>     public = no
>     guest only = no
>     writable = no
>     allow hosts = 192.168.0.
>     user = fred val
>     only user = no
>     preexec close = no
>     root preexec close = no
>     force group = users
> 
> 
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