[NBLUG/talk] Samba running slow...

[Coy Thorp]

What you have below is a little confusing (to me, anyway:-), so let me spell
out a couple of things.

First, ensure that the network number and subnet mask on both the pc and the
linux box are within the same network.  Eg 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.0.0/24
are not on the same network.

If you have any communication at all, then I assume that they are on the
same network.  Next, I wonder how these are connected.  Do they go through a
workgroup switch or a hub?

What it sounds like to me, first flush, is a speed/duplex mismatch.  That
means the communication between the network device and the linux box is not
matched, or the network device and the pc is not matched.  If one side is
100M, full duplex, then the other side must be that as well.  If one side is
set to auto-detect the settings, then the other side should be set to
auto-detect as well.


-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Cary [mailto:todd at aristesoftware.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:29 AM
To: talk at nblug.org
Subject: Re: [NBLUG/talk] Samba running slow...


Coy -

I should have thought of that test myself!  FTP is showing the same 
problem: PC->Linux for a 8 MB file is running at ~500 Kbps; Linux->PC is 
instantaneous (too fast to measure).

Here is the routing table.
Kernel IP routing table
Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window  irtt 
Iface
192.168.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0          0 
eth0
169.254.0.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.0.0     U         0 0          0 
eth0
127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U         0 0          0 lo
0.0.0.0         192.168.0.1     0.0.0.0         UG        0 0          0 
eth0

Is this correct?  My Linux 9 For Dummies says that it should be

Destination     Gateway         Genmask         Flags   MSS Window  irtt 
Iface
192.168.1.0     0.0.0.0         255.255.255.0   U         0 0          0 
eth0
127.0.0.0       0.0.0.0         255.0.0.0       U         0 0          0 lo
0.0.0.0         192.168.1.254   0.0.0.0         UG        0 0          0 
eth0



Coy Thorp wrote:

>I'm wondering if this is samba only, or network related.  Do any other 
>services between the pc and linux box semm slow?  Ftp?  Scp?
>
>
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>
>Jeremy -
>
>I may have popped open the champagne bottle too early.  After doing
>whatever RH Linux does during the night, it is running slow again.  
>Restarted Samba; checked the smb.conf for any changes.....an ongoing 
>mystery.
>
>And the "slowness" is only in PC - > Linux; not Linux -> PC.  For those
>with more knowledge about Networks, this most likely is a good clue.
>
>Todd
>
>Jeremy Turner wrote:
>
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>>On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 12:11, Todd Cary wrote:
>> 
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>>>I checked the smb.conf (it was set using the GUI interface) and
>>>Security
>>>was set to DOMAIN rather than Server.  Of course I had to set the name 
>>>of the server in the following line.
>>>   
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Glad to know you got it working!  Samba server can be a daunting
>>program to configure and troubleshoot.  I had it working well enough to 
>>know that it worked for me and that was about it.
>>
>>I did find webmin (http://webmin.com) an invaluable resource for
>>configuring samba.  It also configures a lot of other things.  You 
>>might want to check it out.
>>
>>Jeremy
>>
>> 
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