On Mon, 2003-09-01 at 11:16, lorne wrote: > On Sunday 31 August 2003 09:38 pm, Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Monday 01 September 2003 12:09 am, lorne wrote: > > > On Sunday 24 August 2003 10:07 pm, lorne wrote: > > > > I've done some searching and haven't found any previous traffic on this > > > > exactly. I have two problems. I'm beginning to think they may be > > > > related: > > > > > > > > Copying files from my XP system to my 9.1 samba server is HORRIBLE! Say > > > > I'm > > > > > > copying 650mb of Wav files. We're talking an hour or so! Looking at the > > > > traces, everything seems ok. We're moving it along at 1514 chunks. > > > > > > Well since no one has taken me on, I'm going to reply to myself. :) I > > > have found a potential clue. I just did a samba mount to my xp box from > > > the linux box. Transfers FLY! I can transfer 650MB in 2 minutes flat. > > > Take that same bunch of files from Xp to linux via samba and it will take > > > ?? I stopped timing after 20 minutes. ??? > > > > > > Anybody have any clues? I did find something about disabling a web > > > service, but it made no difference. At least I have a work around for > > > now. > > > > IIRC, there are some registry settings in XP that affect this. MS, in an > > effort to break Samba I'm sure, introduced some registry settings which > > check for things like remote task execution and stuff on the remote server, > > assuming it is a windows machine. I do not recall where specifically I > > found the info, and I recall a thread about similar problems on win2k not > > to long ago somewhere. Not sure if it was on this list though. With these > > additional clues though, you probably could come up with something on > > Google. > > Damnit! I KNEW IT! I have been telling the suckers at work now for a couple of > months "I bet you anything Uncle Billie and his gang of thieves, has done > something to purposely break it"!! They all were saying nah.... I KNEW IT! > I'll go look again. There has GOT to be a way to turn off what ever it is > that XP is looking for. Unfortunately it isn't something obvious. I did a > trace and it just doesn't jump out at me. It must be something in XP itself. > Maybe I need to try a regmon or filemon on the xp box to see what it is doing > internally. First I believe I'm going to google again and see if I find > something that works. If so, I'll post here. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Well, guess what .... try XP + Samba + slow... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=XP+%2B+Samba+%2B+slow&btnG=Google+Search returns quite a number of hits. Seems if nothing else you aren't alone. Then just for fun I tried XP + Samba Microsoft changes http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=XP+%2B+Samba+Microsoft+changes&spell=1 Seems that if nothing else.... you aren't alone. James "Put an end to state supported terrorism .... promote gov use of OSS."
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