On Sun, 17 Nov 2002, Kory Krofft wrote:
> 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.
Sounds like collisions are your problem. CPU speed might play some part,
but collisions will drown out any effect cpu speed might have.
>
> 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?
Possibly... samba tuning not my forte.
> 2.Where should I look for the cause of the collisions.
cables (esp. if running at 100) or card configuration (set to half
duplex).
> 3.Would a Cyrix MII 300 be a stable substitute for the Pentium 225?
I don't know.
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