[Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer

[Sharp, Clint]

Curtis,

I have similar problems when not joined to a domain browsing Windows
shares as well.  This is a problem with Windows attempting to enumerate
a browse list for all the machines in your workgroup.  Ironically, I
don't see this problem when the folders tab isn't there (i.e. go through
my computer instead of windows explorer and type in \\server\share).

Clint


> -----Original Message-----
> Hello,
> 
> I'm having a very strange problem with Samba version 2.2.7a.  
> I have four boxes,  Two Linux Mandrake Boxes (Morpheus and 
> Unreal both v. 9.2), One RedHat (Link v. 8.0) and an XP 
> Workstation (Kek XP Pro NO SP1).
> 
> When I bring up My computer (Explorer) and attempt to browse 
> through the H: drive (SMB Share mapped to Users Home dir on 
> Morpheus), Y: drive (SMB Share maped to /backup on Unreal)
> 
> It takes a veary, very long time to list the files on any of 
> the mapped samba drives.  It basically hangs the explorer.exe 
> process.  I can bring up the task manager, I can still toggle 
> (Control + Tab) between other apps that are open, but I 
> cannot access my start menu or do anything with the current 
> explorer window that's reading the files form the network.
> 
> However with the task manager open I can launch a new task 
> cmd.exe and then fro the command prompt I can C:>H: change to 
> the H: drive, do a "dir" and list all the files, I can even 
> dig down into sub dirs and list files over the network, the 
> whole time the explorer process appears to be hung trying to 
> list the files, just like I did in the command prompt window.
> 
> Then after about 4 or 5 mintues, everything comes back to 
> normal, it shows all the files in the explorer window, and 
> then any clicking I did like on the start menu or trying to 
> move winodws while it was hung all happens very quickly and 
> then it's fine.  Until I try to access the drive again in 
> about 2 or 3 hours.
> 
> Sorry so long.
> Thanks in advance for any help.
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