[TriLUG] Samba File Transfer speeds

[Andrew Perrin]

My first question is: what happens with some other protocol on the same
path (e.g., using ftp, nfs, netatalk)?

My second question is: well, I don't know :) having never used samba to
talk to a mac before.

ap

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Andrew J Perrin - andrew_perrin at unc.edu - http://www.unc.edu/~aperrin
 Assistant Professor of Sociology, U of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
      269 Hamilton Hall, CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA


On Tue, 27 Nov 2001, Bill Vinson wrote:

> Ok...Here is my question:
> 
> For this issue, I have the following 3 machines:
> 
> Windows 2000	(Duron 900 - 384 MB)
> Debian 2.2	(Celeron 366 - 160 MB) with Samba 2.0.7
> Mac OS X		(iBook Dual USB 500 MHz - 384 MB)
> 
> Here is the issue:
> 
> Uploading 79.3MB file from iBook to Windows 2000:		Under a Minute
> Uploading 79.3MB file from iBook to Debian 2.2:			Under a Minute
> 
> Downloading 79.3MB file from Windows 2000 to iBook:		Under a Minute
> Downloading 79.3MB file from Debian 2.2 to Windows 2000:	Under a Minute
> Downloading 79.3MB file from Debian 2.2 to iBook:			10 Minutes +
> 
> I have a feeling this is a setting problem with Samba that is causing 
> the issue as all other transfer speeds are acceptable.  I understand 
> that I am not using exact times here, but none feel horribly 
> disproportionate except the Debian/Samba to iBook timing.  Anyone have 
> any ideas?  I have been toying with my smb.conf through SWAT and upped 
> the logging but so far nothing has jumped out at me...
> 
> I can include my smb.conf, but I figured I would throw the question out 
> first...
> 
> Thanks,
> Bill
> 
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