[Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer

[Curtis Strite]

Clint,

Here is my /etc/samba/smb.conf file:


[global]

workgroup = SCDSERVICES
netbios name = LINK
server string = Link
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
unix password sync = Yes
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*
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
local master = yes
os level = 65
domain master = yes
domain admin group = @adm @root
preferred master = yes
domain logons = yes
logon script = STARTUP.BAT
logon path =
logon home =
logon drive =
;add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c 'Machine
Account' -s /bin/false -M %u
;add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false %u
name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
wins support = yes
dns proxy = no


No wins server = entry  (which is a good thing)  ;-)
just a wins support = yes (which looks good)



Ok,  I turned off the "Folder Bar" and then proceded to \\unreal\backup
however it still hangs.


Thanks,
--
Curtis Strite
Director of Internet Services
7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
Suite 104
St. Louis, MO 63125
Office: 314-892-2100
Mobile: 314-280-8270
Email: curtis at scdservices.com
Website: www.scdservices.com


--------- Original Message --------
From: Sharp, Clint <clint.sharp at attws.com>
To: Curtis Strite <curtis at scdservices.com>, samba <samba at lists.samba.org>
Subject: RE: [Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer
Date: 30/12/03 00:06

>
> &gt; -----Original Message-----
> 	&gt;
> &gt; Clint,
> &gt;
> &gt; &gt;
> &gt; &gt; We may have different problems.  You were doing this w/o
> &gt; the folders
> &gt; &gt; bar in Windows Explorer right?
> &gt;
> &gt; Not sure what you mean here.  I'm just in explore mode of
> &gt; Windows Explorer.
> &gt;
>
> In windows explorer, under View-&gt;Explorer Bar-&gt;Folders, is this
checked?
> If so, uncheck it and go to the server via \servernameshare again and
> see if takes a long time still.  This will tell you if it's a browsing
> related issue, as with the folders explorer bar open, it's attempting to
> build a browse list for the workgroup.
>
> &gt;
> &gt; &gt;
> &gt; &gt; Also, these machines are in a workgroup setting?  Is your
> &gt; machine on a
> &gt; &gt; domain or in the same workgroup?
> &gt;
> &gt; I'm on a domain,  I have another box RedHat (LINK) that is my
> &gt; PDC.  Which is working when the XP Client logs in, it has a
> &gt; netlogon share which maps the
> &gt; H: and the Y: drives to Morpheus and Unreal respectivly.
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt; Have you done an nmblookup -M -- - or
> &gt; &gt; findsmb to determine which machine is your master browser?
> &gt;
> &gt; No,  I think this is a good place to start.  I did restart
> &gt; Samba on Morpheus and bumped up the log level to 2 and now
> &gt; I'm getting this.
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt; [2003/12/29 15:27:44, 2]
> &gt; nmbd/nmbd_nameregister.c:register_name_timeout_response(199)
> &gt; register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address
> &gt; 10.11.86.17 is not responding.
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt; 10.11.86.17 is LINK which is my PDC that I've also told to be
> &gt; a wins server in the smb.conf file.
> &gt;
> &gt;
>
> Make sure on the machine you think is your WINS Server you set wins
> support = yes instead of wins server = yes, as the wins server is the
> parameter for telling a machine which IP to query for WINS.  I have a
> feeling this is setup wrong which is why you're having a problem
> browsing and thus it's slow in Windows.
>
> Clint
>
> &gt;
> &gt; This sounds
> &gt; &gt; like a browsing related issue, and you have to have a
> &gt; reachable master
> &gt; &gt; browser for the workgroup/domain of the machine you're
> &gt; attempting to
> &gt; &gt; connect to so that Windows can pull the browse list,
> &gt; otherwise it'll
> &gt; &gt; take forever before timing out.  Maybe someone else here has
more
> &gt; &gt; experience at this than I do, but that's what it seems like to
me.
> &gt; &gt;
> &gt; &gt; Clint
>
>
>
>

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