[Samba] Samba very, VERY slow ...

[John H Terpstra]

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, David Brodbeck wrote:

>
>
> > -----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.

Oops. Correct. Sorry for leaving that out.

- John T.
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org