Clint, I just tried to browse using:
\\unreal\backup no luck, I get the same pause while it does something (building list of all the files) or whatever it's doing. thanks, -- Curtis Strite Director of Internet Services 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 104 St. Louis, MO 63125 Office: 314-892-2100 Mobile: 314-280-8270 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: www.scdservices.com --------- Original Message -------- From: Sharp, Clint <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Curtis Strite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer Date: 29/12/03 22:43 > > Curtis, > > I have similar problems when not joined to a domain browsing Windows > shares as well. This is a problem with Windows attempting to enumerate > a browse list for all the machines in your workgroup. Ironically, I > don't see this problem when the folders tab isn't there (i.e. go through > my computer instead of windows explorer and type in \servershare). > > Clint > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Hello, > > > > I'm having a very strange problem with Samba version 2.2.7a. > > I have four boxes, Two Linux Mandrake Boxes (Morpheus and > > Unreal both v. 9.2), One RedHat (Link v. 8.0) and an XP > > Workstation (Kek XP Pro NO SP1). > > > > When I bring up My computer (Explorer) and attempt to browse > > through the H: drive (SMB Share mapped to Users Home dir on > > Morpheus), Y: drive (SMB Share maped to /backup on Unreal) > > > > It takes a veary, very long time to list the files on any of > > the mapped samba drives. It basically hangs the explorer.exe > > process. I can bring up the task manager, I can still toggle > > (Control + Tab) between other apps that are open, but I > > cannot access my start menu or do anything with the current > > explorer window that's reading the files form the network. > > > > However with the task manager open I can launch a new task > > cmd.exe and then fro the command prompt I can C:>H: change to > > the H: drive, do a "dir" and list all the files, I can even > > dig down into sub dirs and list files over the network, the > > whole time the explorer process appears to be hung trying to > > list the files, just like I did in the command prompt window. > > > > Then after about 4 or 5 mintues, everything comes back to > > normal, it shows all the files in the explorer window, and > > then any clicking I did like on the start menu or trying to > > move winodws while it was hung all happens very quickly and > > then it's fine. Until I try to access the drive again in > > about 2 or 3 hours. > > > > Sorry so long. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > -- > > Curtis Strite > > Director of Internet Services > > 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. > > Suite 104 > > St. Louis, MO 63125 > > Office: 314-892-2100 > > Mobile: 314-280-8270 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: www.scdservices.com > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
