[Samba] Slow access when opening shares

Fri Sep 3 08:59:32 GMT 2004

Hi,

Have you tried to dissable de WebClient service on de windows client.

Regards

On Friday 03 September 2004 04:58, josh dickens wrote:
> Hey,
>
> I have slow access when I first open shares. If I reboot my XP box and then
> go to access a share, it takes a good 10 seconds for files to come up, even
> after I've typed in my username and password. Once accessed it runs fine
> and is fast. But, if I don't access it for 30 minutes, when I access it
> again it sits for like 10 good seconds before it does anything. This is
> very annoying.
>
> I also have a Mac running OSX 10.3.5, when accessing the samba shares from
> the Mac it's fine, there's no slowdown whatsoever. It asks me for username
> and password, then just speeds right along.
>
> Samba is the only software installed on this BSD system. It has a static ip
> of 10.0.0.100.
>
> System: Freebsd 4.10, Duron 900mhz, 512 RAM, 120 gig hd
> Version: samba-2.2.8a_2 (Installed via FreeBSD Ports)
>
> smb.conf:
>
> [global]
>
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> server string = Server
> netbios name = Server
> #hosts allow = 10.0.0. 127.
> load printers = no
> guest account = me
> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> max log size = 1000
> security = share
> encrypt passwords = no
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_KEEPALIVE
> #local master = yes
> #os level = 255
> #domain master = yes
> #preferred master = yes
> #wins support = yes
> dns proxy = no
>
> [share]
> comment = my files
> path = /my path
> writeable = Yes
> guest ok = yes
>
> tcpdump when first accessing the share from XP after rebooting the machine,
> this is where it takes a good 10 to 15 seconds for the shares to come up:
>
> 22:39:51.970463 10.0.0.100.2760 > ns.speedfactory.net.domain: 12076+ PTR?
> 100.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa. (41)
>
> 22:39:52.037703 ns.speedfactory.net.domain > 10.0.0.100.2760: 12076
> NXDomain* 0/0/0 (41)
>
> 22:39:52.038135 10.0.0.100.3434 > ns.speedfactory.net.domain: 12077+ PTR?
> 40.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa. (40)
>
> 22:39:52.083767 ns.speedfactory.net.domain > 10.0.0.100.3434: 12077
> NXDomain* 0/0/0 (40)
>
> 22:39:53.079804 10.0.0.100.1879 > ns.speedfactory.net.domain: 12078+ PTR?
> 138.208.23.66.in-addr.arpa. (44)
>
> 22:39:53.108466 ns.speedfactory.net.domain > 10.0.0.100.1879: 12078* 1/0/0
> (77)
>
> 22:39:53.309215 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P
> 3444221629:3444221792(163) ack 300534793 win 64162 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:53.310604 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 1:94(93) ack 163
> win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:53.310839 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 163:258(95) ack
> 94 win 64069 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:53.311021 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 94:201(107) ack
> 258 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:53.311304 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 258:398(140) ack
> 201 win 63962 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:53.311434 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 201:252(51) ack
> 398 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:53.311646 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 398:461(63) ack
> 252 win 63911 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:53.311689 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 252:383(131) ack
> 461 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:53.311933 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 461:629(168) ack
> 383 win 63780 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:53.312142 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 383:835(452) ack
> 629 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:53.312461 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 629:674(45) ack
> 835 win 63328 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:53.312538 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 835:874(39) ack
> 674 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:53.493916 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: . ack 874 win
> 63289 (DF)
>
> 704094> (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.858192 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 674:769(95) ack
> 874 win 63289 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.858471 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 874:981(107) ack
> 769 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.858728 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 769:814(45) ack
> 981 win 63182 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.858805 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 981:1020(39) ack
> 814 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.859007 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 814:909(95) ack
> 1020 win 63143 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.859051 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 1020:1127(107)
> ack 909 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.859310 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 909:1049(140)
> ack 1127 win 63036 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.859431 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 1127:1178(51)
> ack 1049 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.859651 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 1049:1112(63)
> ack 1178 win 62985 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.859697 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 1178:1309(131)
> ack 1112 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.859943 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 1112:1280(168)
> ack 1309 win 62854 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.860162 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 1309:1761(452)
> ack 1280 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.860482 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 1280:1325(45)
> ack 1761 win 64240 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.860559 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 1761:1800(39)
> ack 1325 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.876721 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 1325:1421(96)
> ack 1800 win 64201 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> 22:39:57.876780 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn > 10.0.0.50.1028: P 1800:1907(107)
> ack 1421 win 58400 NBT Packet (DF) [tos 0x10]
>
> 22:39:57.877013 10.0.0.50.1028 > 10.0.0.100.netbios-ssn: P 1421:1466(45)
> ack 1907 win 64094 NBT Packet (DF)
>
> Also, in XP under my TCP/IP protocol settings, under advanced, WINS, I have
> NetBIOS setting to 'Enable NetBIOS over TCP/IP'
>
> Thanks for any help you can throw my way,
>
> Josh
>
> josh at onlycreative.net