thanks for the suggestions. an interesting update: the network between the server (a PC in the basement) and the client (my laptop) uses 802.11b "infrastructure". I found a knob on the linksys wireless router that could jack up the bandwidth. (why the default wasn't maxed out is a mystery to me). anywho, before turning the "knob" I got say ~40-50kByte for the smbmount and ~200-400kByte for the smbclient transfers. After I get ~400kByte for the smbmount and ~670kByte for the smbclient. cool.
I still wonder why there is a noticeable difference between the two.
1. Make sure you've got a new(ish) kernel. Read the changelogs to see if you're missing anything in new versions.
I'm using 2.6.7 (gentoo hacked) on both the server and the client. samba 3.0.10 is installed on both.
Maybe the gentoo'y kernel is wonky.
2. Try using the cifs mount instead. Personally I've never tried it, but it is a common solution given 'round these parts for probmes with smbfs kernel operations.why oh why does the computer hate me so?
i enabled CIFS support and rebuilt my kernel on the laptop but mount.cifs is a no go.
e.g. $ mount -t cifs //asterix/media /mnt/media -o user=root,password=big_secret
gives me
mount error 5 = Input/output error Refer to the mount.cifs(8) manual page (e.g.man mount.cifs)
crud.
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