[TriLUG] Samba on a RPi

[Alan Porter via TriLUG]

> I tried creating a RPi3 based TimeCapsule using an external drive.
> The common USB bus for the drive and NIC creates more than just a
> bottleneck. The kernel just collapses under load and panics.

I have a RPi4 running "flashback" (an rsync-based continuous backup
system) using an external USB3 drive, and I have not noticed it being
slow or locking up or anything.  I didn't even know that was something
to look out for!

Alan