[Pc_Support] 3MB/s Samba Performance?

[William Warren]

I have had this issue as well.  it invariably has been the windows 
machine's fault.  Either nic driver not doing well or windows just 
acting a fool.

Jason Boxman wrote:
> I can pull 10.5MB/s off the same machine via NFS, so I don't know what the 
> deal is.  Messes something awful with trying to burn DVDs off CIFS on Windows 
> 2000 SP4 though.
> 
> After a couple minutes of copying a DVD ISO from the server running Samba, the 
> speed slows to about 400KB/s.  The server is mostly idle with no other large 
> transfers in progress.  I'm at a loss.
> 
> nebula:/etc/apache# uname -a
> Linux nebula 2.6.11ac6 #1 SMP Sat Apr 9 14:58:42 EDT 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
> 
> # dpkg -l samba
> ii  samba            3.0.14a-3
> 
> nebula:/etc/apache# mii-tool
> eth1: negotiated 100baseTx-FD flow-control, link ok
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 
> # Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace
>    panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
>         workgroup = BENEFITS_NET
>         netbios name = NEBULA
>         server string = Samba on Debian Linux
>         interfaces = eth1
>         encrypt passwords = true
>    passdb backend = smbpasswd guest
>         hosts equiv = /etc/hosts.equiv
>         passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>         passwd chat = *New\spassword:* %n\n *Re-enter\snew\spassword:* %n\n 
> *Password\schanged.* .
>         passwd chat debug = Yes
>         debug level = 0
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=4096 SO_RCVBUF=4096
>         hosts allow = 192.168.0. 192.168.13.
> 
>         ; Enable WINS service so I NetBIOS names can be
>         ; resolved across subnets
>         ; Also enable master status so share lists can
>         ; propogate amongst subnets correctly
> 
>         wins support = yes
>         name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast
>         domain master = yes
>         remote announce = 192.168.13.255/BENEFITS_NET
> 
>         ; The following three lines will allow the available
>         ; printers to be slurped from lpstat.
> 
>         printing = CUPS
>         printcap name = lpstat
>         load printers = yes
> 
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /tmp
>         browseable = no
>         public = yes
>         writable = no
>         printable = yes
>         create mode = 0700
> 
>         ; The raw option allows printing from Windows using the
>         ; driver provided by Epson.
>         ; The gs-stp package and a cups-o-matic driver
>         ; for the Epson Stylus 740 are used for local printing.
> 
>         print command = /usr/bin/lpr -P %p -o raw %s
>         lpq command = /usr/bin/lpstat -o %p
>         lprm command = /usr/bin/cancel %p-%j
>         available = yes
> 
> [ps2pdf]
>         comment = Basic PostScript to PDF Print Engine
>         print ok = yes
>         guest ok = yes
>         path = /tmp
>         print command = /usr/bin/ps2pdf %s; rm %s
>         create mask = 0777
>         force create mode = 0777
> 
> [abyss]
>         comment = Storage Abyss
>         path = /home/shared
>         valid users = xxx
>         writeable = Yes
>         guest ok = Yes
>         volume = Abyss
> 
> 

-- 
My "Foundation" verse:
Isa 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and 
every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt 
condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their 
righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

-- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape"
CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician)

Linux user #322099
Machines:
206822
256638
276825
http://counter.li.org/