Thanks to all who weighed in on my questions. I now have samba configured on my firewall to allow me to use it as a small file server. AS I previously mentioned, my primary use for samba is to provide profile storage for multiple users running Netscape mail. I notice that when I tested the setup using a RedHat 8.0 box with a celery 400MHZ cpu and 128meg of ram that the file access was almost instant. My Bering box is a decent Pentium 200 @ 225MHZ with 64 meg of ram. I really thought that cpu speed would not play much of a factor since disk access would be the limiting factor and be the same on both. I notice that when reading and deleting mail there is a bit of a delay on the bering box. I also see the collision lights flash some on the small desktop hub but only when accessing a samba share not when browsing.
My stats: cpu-225mhz, ram-64meg, nic bus - pci, nic type - genuine intel ee100pro, net speed - 100mbit, samba version 2.2.5 My questions: 1.Should the cpu speed make a difference? 2.Where should I look for the cause of the collisions. 3.Would a Cyrix MII 300 be a stable substitute for the Pentium 225? Thanks, Kory Krofft ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: To learn the basics of securing your web site with SSL, click here to get a FREE TRIAL of a Thawte Server Certificate: http://www.gothawte.com/rd524.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
