[NBLUG/talk] Samba running slow...

[Todd Cary]

Coy -

Thank you for your assistance.  If this was just in my PC/NT network, I 
would be able to troubleshoot it easier, but the fact I am learning my 
way around Linux complicates it for me.

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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.
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The fixed IP for the Linux box is 192.168.0.22.  I do not know where/how this is set in RH Linux.  My son built the box and installed RH 9 using the GUI functions.

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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
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The NIC on the PC is set to Auto_Mode, but I am not sure how to find/set this on the RH Linux box.

Todd
auto-detect as well.




Coy Thorp wrote:

>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.
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>-----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
>
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>Coy Thorp wrote:
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>>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.
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>>>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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