[Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer

[Curtis Strite]

Clint,

I just tried to browse using:

\\unreal\backup   no luck,  I get the same pause while it does something
(building list of all the files) or whatever it's doing.


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 at lists.samba.org
<samba at lists.samba.org>
Subject: RE: [Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer
Date: 29/12/03 22:43

>
> 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 \servershare).
>
> Clint
>
>
> &gt; -----Original Message-----
> &gt; Hello,
> &gt;
> &gt; I'm having a very strange problem with Samba version 2.2.7a.
> &gt; I have four boxes,  Two Linux Mandrake Boxes (Morpheus and
> &gt; Unreal both v. 9.2), One RedHat (Link v. 8.0) and an XP
> &gt; Workstation (Kek XP Pro NO SP1).
> &gt;
> &gt; When I bring up My computer (Explorer) and attempt to browse
> &gt; through the H: drive (SMB Share mapped to Users Home dir on
> &gt; Morpheus), Y: drive (SMB Share maped to /backup on Unreal)
> &gt;
> &gt; It takes a veary, very long time to list the files on any of
> &gt; the mapped samba drives.  It basically hangs the explorer.exe
> &gt; process.  I can bring up the task manager, I can still toggle
> &gt; (Control + Tab) between other apps that are open, but I
> &gt; cannot access my start menu or do anything with the current
> &gt; explorer window that's reading the files form the network.
> &gt;
> &gt; However with the task manager open I can launch a new task
> &gt; cmd.exe and then fro the command prompt I can C:&gt;H: change to
> &gt; the H: drive, do a &quot;dir&quot; and list all the files, I can even
> &gt; dig down into sub dirs and list files over the network, the
> &gt; whole time the explorer process appears to be hung trying to
> &gt; list the files, just like I did in the command prompt window.
> &gt;
> &gt; Then after about 4 or 5 mintues, everything comes back to
> &gt; normal, it shows all the files in the explorer window, and
> &gt; then any clicking I did like on the start menu or trying to
> &gt; move winodws while it was hung all happens very quickly and
> &gt; then it's fine.  Until I try to access the drive again in
> &gt; about 2 or 3 hours.
> &gt;
> &gt; Sorry so long.
> &gt; Thanks in advance for any help.
> &gt; --
> &gt; Curtis Strite
> &gt; Director of Internet Services
> &gt; 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
> &gt; Suite 104
> &gt; St. Louis, MO 63125
> &gt; Office: 314-892-2100
> &gt; Mobile: 314-280-8270
> &gt; Email: curtis at scdservices.com
> &gt; Website: www.scdservices.com
> &gt;
> &gt;
> &gt;
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