I *might* be a Realtek issue... I have heard that Sage (the accounts software folk) say that their software will not work properly over a network which uses these Realtek cards.
Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Allison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bart van Dijck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:28 PM Subject: Re: [Samba] conflict between Realtek 8139 (client) and 3c2000T(server) NIC's with Samba? > On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 06:01:25PM +0200, Bart van Dijck wrote: > > > > Can someone explain this and possibly suggest another solution? We have a > > number of PC's with Realtek's (I know: they are not hgh quality cards to put > > it mildly) and would > > rather not replace them all. I can't think what the cause of the problem is: > > a NIC that otherwise works fine (surfing, even from the same machine which > > had the Samba server or any other network activitity) causes problems with > > Samba. I could understand it if the Samba server had the Realtek NIC, but I > > never have had any problems with 3com cards. > > We (Samba) live so far above the network card drivers it's not funny. > We're just an application - admittedly one that stresses the network > quite a bit due to the speed. > > I'm afraid you may have found some intrinsic problems with either the > cards or the driver for the card. The only way to change this with > Samba is to add a 'go slower' switch into smbd, which as I'm sure > you'll understand we're loathe to do :-). > > Jeremy. > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.690 / Virus Database: 451 - Release Date: 22/05/2004 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba