[expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
Hi all, Can anyone tell me why it's not possible to get a transfer speed of more than 3 to 4 MBps when transferring files to or from a Windows file server using a Linux client, or to or from a Samba server to a Linux client, when you can get 8 to 9MBps when transferring files to or from a Samba

[expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
Hi all, Can anyone tell me why it's not possible to get a transfer speed of more than 3 to 4 MBps when transferring files to or from a Windows file server using a Linux client, or to or from a Samba server to a Linux client, when you can get 8 to 9MBps when transferring files to or from a Samba

Re: [expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread Miark
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 01:11:56 -0400 Brant Fitzsimmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Can anyone tell me why it's not possible to get a transfer speed of more than 3 to 4 MBps when transferring files to or from a Windows file server using a Linux client, or to or from a Samba server to a

Re: [expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Wed, 2003-06-18 at 03:31, Brant Fitzsimmons wrote: Hi all, Can anyone tell me why it's not possible to get a transfer speed of more than 3 to 4 MBps when transferring files to or from a Windows file server using a Linux client, or to or from a Samba server to a Linux client, when you can

Re: [expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
Miark wrote: On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 01:11:56 -0400 Brant Fitzsimmons [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Can anyone tell me why it's not possible to get a transfer speed of more than 3 to 4 MBps when transferring files to or from a Windows file server using a Linux client, or to or

Re: [expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread manolis
How they are connected? In my home I have direct connection 100Mbps(reversed UTP) from a linuxpc to winxp. from WinXP I can read about 9MBytes/sec (50%network indication) from the linuxPC I get about 2-3 MB/sec (20% network indication) I have mandrake 9.1 with built it samba. Seems that the

Re: [expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
manolis wrote: How they are connected? They are connected through a Linksys 10/100 switch. from WinXP I can read about 9MBytes/sec (50%network indication) Same here with Windows 2000. from the linuxPC I get about 2-3 MB/sec (20% network indication) I have mandrake 9.1 with built it

Re: [expert] slow samba

2003-06-19 Thread Brant Fitzsimmons
Brant Fitzsimmons wrote: Hi all, Can anyone tell me why it's not possible to get a transfer speed of more than 3 to 4 MBps when transferring files to or from a Windows file server using a Linux client, or to or from a Samba server to a Linux client, when you can get 8 to 9MBps when transferring