[Samba] Slow Samba Printer initialisation, status, and printing

[Joel Hammer]

This sort of delay is usually a network problem or validation trouble.
Have you looked in both the nmbd and the smbd logs?
Have you looked at tcpdump during this delay?
Joel





On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 04:29:36PM +1000, Michael Carmody wrote:
> 
> OK, I have been wrestling with this for two weeks now, so somebody please 
> help !
> 
> We have an existing Samba Print Server, running RedHat linux, kernel 
> 2.2.19, that runs fine, but is a P133 with 64 mb ram. So we built a new PC, 
> the slowest thing we could buy, a duron 1 ghz with 512 mb RAM. Old printer 
> server is running Samba 2.2.5,  new printer server is running samba 2.2.5, 
> and Slackware 8.1, kernel 2.4.18. Both are using lprng as print spooler. 
> Old is currently a WINS server, the new is pointing  at the old smb WINS Server
> 
> File browsing and creation is quick, easy and no problems. Printing takes 
> nearly 30 seconds to open, and another 10 seconds to initialise, and the 
> print jobs take forever to come up. It is functional, but very slow. The 
> new print server runs rapidly with no problems, printing/initialisation and 
> file browsing. In the machine specific logs I get the following error 
> message repeated two or three times before it does actually connect:
> 
> [2002/09/02 16:16:16, 0] 
> rpc_client/cli_spoolss_notify.c:spoolss_connect_to_client(79)
>    connect_to_client: Can't resolve address for PC194-70
> 
> There is nothing in the smbd or nmbd logs, they remain empty, except for 
> server restarts, and then this error message appears in the nmbd log:
> 
> [2002/09/02 16:11:35, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_responserecordsdb.c:find_response_record(235)
>    find_response_record: response packet id 31803 received with no matching 
> record.
> 
> But this only shows when server is started.
> 
> The initial browse to host and open also takes a fair while (~10secs), are 
> these delays normal ? Is there something I've configure wrong ?
> Any all help appreciated.
> 
> checkpc produces no errors, and lprng directly from the server to the 
> printers takes neglible time (less than 3 secs to printer receiving data).
> 
> smb.conf follows:
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>          workgroup = MDU
>          server string = New MDU Print Server
>          security = SERVER
>          encrypt passwords = Yes
>          password server = pv-mdu-server1 pv-mdu-server2
>          log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
>          max log size = 50
>          socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=4096 
> SO_RCVBUF=4096
>          preferred master = False
>          local master = No
>          domain master = False
>          dns proxy = No
>          wins server = 128.250.194.14
>          printer admin = root, +ntadmin, johnm, michaelc
>          printing = lprng
> 
> [Test]
>          comment = Temp Files
>          path = /tmp
>          read only = No
> 
> [lp1]
>          comment = HP5si Epi
>          path = /usr/local/samba/spool
>          printable = Yes
>          print command = /usr/bin/lpr -U%U@%M -P %p -r %s
>          lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -U%U@%M -P %p
>          lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -Uroot -P %p %j
>          printer name = lp1
> 
> [print$]
>          path = /usr/local/samba/printers
>          write list = root, michaelc, johnm
> 
> [Print Room 4m+]
>          comment = Print Room Laserjet 4MPlus
>          path = /usr/local/samba/spool
>          printable = Yes
>          print command = /usr/bin/lpr -U%U@%M -P %p -r %s
>          lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -U%U@%M -P %p
>          lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -Uroot -P %p %j
>          printer name = lp4
> 
> [hp8000]
>          comment = Reception Printer
>          path = /usr/local/samba/spool
>          printable = Yes
>          print command = /usr/bin/lpr -U%U@%M -P %p -r %s
>          lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -U%U@%M -P %p
>          lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -Uroot -P %p %j
>          printer name = lp5
> 
> [Foods HP4000]
>          comment = Foods HP4000
>          path = /usr/local/samba/spool
>          printable = Yes
>          print command = /usr/bin/lpr -U%U@%M -P %p -r %s
>          lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -U%U@%M -P %p
>          lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -Uroot -P %p %j
>          printer name = lp2
> 
> [Molecular 4M+]
>          comment = Molecular 4M+
>          path = /usr/local/samba/spool
>          printable = Yes
>          print command = /usr/bin/lpr -U%U@%M -P %p -r %s
>          lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -U%U@%M -P %p
>          lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -Uroot -P %p %j
>          printer name = lp3
> 
> my printcap is as follows:
> 
> HP5siEpi | lp1 :\
>          :server:\
>          :sd=/home/mdu-print/printers/lp1:\
>          :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp:\
>          :mx=0:\
>          :ifhp=model=hp5simx:\
>          :lp=128.250.194.58%9100:
> 
> HP4kNFoods | lp2
>          :sd=/home/mdu-print/printers/lp2
>          :server
>          :mx=0
>          :lp=128.250.194.54%9100
>          :ifhp=model=hp4000
>          :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
> 
> HP4MPMol | lp3
>          :sd=/home/mdu-print/printers/lp3
>          :server
>          :mx=0
>          :lp=128.250.194.55%9100
>          :ifhp=model=hp4mplus
>          :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
> 
> HP4MPPrint | lp4
>          :sd=/home/mdu-print/printers/lp4
>          :server
>          :mx=0
>          :lp=128.250.194.56%9100
>          :ifhp=model=hp4mplus
>          :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
> 
> HP8kNRecep | lp5
>          :sd=/home/mdu-print/printers/lp5
>          :server
>          :mx=0
>          :lp=128.250.194.57%9100
>          :ifhp=model=hp8000
>          :filter=/usr/libexec/filters/ifhp
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Michael Carmody
> MDU, Public Health Lab
> Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology
> The University of Melbourne, Parkville
> 
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