[Samba] Tuning the performance of Samba over LAN network to improve I/O performance

[Rob Shinn]

On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 05:46:19PM -0700, Jeremy Allison wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 05, 2009 at 07:34:51PM -0500, Himanshu Thapar wrote:
> > Thank you....Okay......can you explain how can I go about with hdparm or
> > guide me to an appropriate link. Also how will this help me in diagnosing
> > the current problem?
 
The following thread on Ubuntu Forums is an excellent guide to hdparm:

http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-16360.html

Also, read the man page.