Yes, I was referring to how CIFS protocol is used by a client. Not the nature of the protocol itself. The client that I was referring to is Windows XP machines (as a client) communicating to a file server.
Matt Seitz wrote: > Joseph Kuan wrote: >> The main reason of poor network throughput because when you open a >> file, is not a simple open, read, and close. > > Actually, that is all the CIFS protocol requires. > >> It sends lots of TRANS2 packets and the same file open and close >> several times before reading the whole files, lot of other weird >> network operations such as NTFS data stream checks. > > Those are additional operations being requested by an application. > There's nothing in the CIFS protocol that requires that. Regards Joe ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of viruses using SOPHOS. http://www.itheon.com ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ cifs-protocol mailing list [email protected] https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/cifs-protocol
