On Thursday 19 May 2005 20:53, Jeremy Anderson wrote: > > I'd like to thank everyone for the help with this problem. Replacing > the two Ethernet hubs with a single Ethernet switch seems to have > resolved the problem. The two hubs were actually hot to the touch > when I looked at them. I wouldn't have guessed that hardware would > affect just a single protocol, but it looks like only SMB was > chatty enough to overload the failing hubs.
I heard of a site that replaced the server because of performance problems caused by a $50 HUB. It is not as uncommon as you might think. The problem is that so few people will believe the story - and that means most will repeat the learning! Thanks for sharing the outcome with those of us who already believe. :-) - John T. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
