[Samba] Slow Spool speed!
Joel Hammer
Joel at HammersHome.com
Tue Sep 24 03:11:01 GMT 2002
Just a thought, but, is this dos or a windows program doing the printing?
Does this delay happen when you send print jobs directly from the samba
server?
You do have one odd think in your /etc/printcap. You are using the samba
spool directory as the spool directory for the lprng. Is this a good idea?
Joel
On Mon, Sep 23, 2002 at 09:45:21PM -0300, Rodrigo Sirio Coelho wrote:
> 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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