[Samba] XP needs ~30seconds to open network share

[Patrick Gunerud]

There could be some dns problems, or nmbd might not be running, but it 
should not take that long unless the server is really loaded.

Patrick

Toni Guedes wrote:

>>>Try disabling the WebClient under services of the XP clients.  XP 
>>>first
>>>tries to use webdav to connect to the share when that times 
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>>out it will 
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>>>then use smb.
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>>If that really improves the reconnection speeds when using 
>>deadtime for example, please include this tip in the samba 
>>documentation. Near the sign or seal registry tips would be a 
>>good place imo.
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>>Did anyone test the difference in connection times? At my 
>>location we use kixart scripts to connect to 10+ shares when 
>>logging on to the smb PDC, any tips?
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>>Regards,
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>>|^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>>| Leroy(dot)vanLogchem (at) wldelft(dot)nl
>>| Systems Group
>>| WL | Delft Hydraulics - http://www.wldelft.nl 
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>Hi,
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>WebClient is disabled but XP takes more than 10 seconds to open a share.
>Is it normal?
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>Toni Guedes - Informática/CPD
>Max Love Cosméticos Ltda.
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