[Samba] Slow Spool speed!

[Rodrigo Sirio Coelho]

Yes! the transfer of the Spool only is really slow! the problem is with all
printers. Maybe can be the LPD! there is a delay (about 10 seconds) when the
linux is starting the service! (LPD).

Thank you to answer me!

> Have you checked, with tcpdump or looking at your samba logs, that
> the transfer rate is really slow, not that there is a delay due to the
> windows clients holding the jobs before they send them?
>
> Does this happen will all printer queues? Could this be a specific printer
> driver problem?
>
> And, the delay is getting the jobs spooled on your samba server, not
> getting them accepted on your print server?
>
> Joel
>
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 05:23:18PM -0300, Rodrigo Sirio Coelho wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am with a SUSE 8.0 with Samba 2.2.5, I am with about 20 computers with
> > Windows 98 accessing the files and printers on the samba server! The
> > file access is all OK, but the printer access is slow! when I send a
> > printer job from the windows is takes about a 1 minute to transfer 3 MB
> > spool file to samba spool to start printing! I dont know why! when too
> > many peoples print at the same time the all network stay slow.! the
> > computer is a Pentium III 600 with 384MB ram! I am using LPRNG, the
> > printcap pass thru a Print server.
> > printcap of the samba!
> >
> > Plotter:\
> >         :lp:\
> >         :rm=192.168.0.8:\
> >         :rp=9100:\
> >         :sd=/var/spool/samba:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :sh:\
> >         :sf:
> >
> > epson1520:\
> >         :lp:\
> >         :rm=192.168.0.8:\
> >         :rp=9101:\
> >         :sd=/var/spool/samba:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :sh:\
> >         :sf:
> >
> > hp930c:\
> >         :lp:\
> >         :rm=192.168.0.8:\
> >         :rp=9102:\
> >         :sd=/var/spool/samba:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :sh:\
> >         :sf:
> >
> > hp2200:\
> >         :lp:\
> >         :rm=192.168.0.88:\
> >         :rp=Port1:\
> >         :sd=/var/spool/samba:\
> >         :mx#0:\
> >         :sh:\
> >         :sf:
> >
> >
> >
> > the smb.conf is the follow
> >
> > # Global parameters
> > [global]
> >         workgroup = tectran
> >         netbios name = server
> >         server string = Samba %v em (%L)
> >         security = user
> >         interfaces = 192.168.0.0/24
> >         bind interfaces only = no
> >         domain logons = yes
> >         encrypt passwords = Yes
> >         update encrypted = Yes
> >         min passwd length = 3
> >
> > #       password server = server
> >
> >         smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> >         passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >         passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n
> > *Retype*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
> > *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> >         username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> >         unix password sync = Yes
> >         log level = 1
> >         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> >         max log size = 50
> >         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> >
> >         os level = 64
> >         preferred master = yes
> >         local master = yes
> >         domain master = yes
> >         dns proxy = No
> >         lpq cache time = 15
> > #       wins server = 192.168.0.1
> >         wins support = yes
> >         name resolve order = lmhosts host bcast
> >
> >         guest account = ftp
> >         printer admin = rodrigocoelho, xico, root
> >         create mask = 0774
> >         printcap name = /etc/samba/printcap
> >         load printers = yes
> >         printing = lprng
> >         print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P%p %s -oraw
> >         lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
> >         lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j
> >         client code page = 850
> >         character set = ISO8859-1
> >         code page directory = /usr/share/samba/codepages
> >         logon path = \\%L\profiles\%U
> >         logon script = %G.bat
> >
> >
> >
> > Please, it is the second time that I send this question and nobody
> > answer me! please! anyone had a IDEA?
> >
> >
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