On Tue, 8 Aug 2006 10:57:09 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FYI: I found out the problem. When I specified the "netbios name" setting > under my global section, the long delay went away. > > Here is my original E-mail: > I am new to samba and Linux. I mapped a drive from my Windows XP > workstation to the /opt directory on the Linux box. When I am in Windows > Explorer and I am viewing the samba drive, I can click on any directory or > file on that drive, and the speed is very fast (like a local drive). If I > click on another drive and click on the samba drive again after five > minutes or so, my workstation hangs for about 15 seconds until the > directories from the samba drive finally show up. It appears to be > authenticating my connection. After the waiting period, all is fast > again. On other hand if I walk away from my desk for awhile and Window > Explorer is already on the samba drive, there is no hanging when I return > and click on something on the samba drive. In short, my workstation hangs > when initially clicking on the samba drive from Windows Explorer. Does > anyone have any ideas? > > I have also noticed that if I go to DOS and change directory (cd), it > comes up quickly, and I can even edit a file on the samba drive from DOS > with no problems. If I bring up Windows Explorer immediately after > editing the file in DOS, my workstation hangs again. > > Below is a condensed version of my smb.conf. I have also tried adding > SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY to the socket options. That did not help > either. > > [global] > server string = Samba server > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log > max log size = 50 > security = user > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > dns proxy = no > > [opt] > comment = opt directory > browseable = yes > path = /opt > public = no > valid users = myuserid > writable = yes > > Thanks in advance for any responses! > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Is the server's hostname different from the DNS entry related with the server's IP number? Greetings. -- Miguel Da Silva. Servicio de Informatica. Facultad de Ciencias. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
