[Samba] Samba very, VERY slow ...

[David Brodbeck]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John H Terpstra [mailto:jht at samba.org]

> Eric,
> 
> Suggest you replace the ethernet card and/or the network cable.
> Sounds like a hardware issue.

Mismatched duplex settings (full vs. half) can also do this.  Not all
hubs/switches auto-detect the ethernet card's setting properly.

Classic symptoms of a duplex mismatch are that pings and small transfers
to/from the machine work fine, but large transfers (with FTP, samba, or
anything else) bog down badly.