Hello, I'm having a very strange problem with Samba version 2.2.7a. I have four boxes, Two Linux Mandrake Boxes (Morpheus and Unreal both v. 9.2), One RedHat (Link v. 8.0) and an XP Workstation (Kek XP Pro NO SP1). When I bring up My computer (Explorer) and attempt to browse through the H: drive (SMB Share mapped to Users Home dir on Morpheus), Y: drive (SMB Share maped to /backup on Unreal) It takes a veary, very long time to list the files on any of the mapped samba drives. It basically hangs the explorer.exe process. I can bring up the task manager, I can still toggle (Control + Tab) between other apps that are open, but I cannot access my start menu or do anything with the current explorer window that's reading the files form the network. However with the task manager open I can launch a new task cmd.exe and then fro the command prompt I can C:>H: change to the H: drive, do a "dir" and list all the files, I can even dig down into sub dirs and list files over the network, the whole time the explorer process appears to be hung trying to list the files, just like I did in the command prompt window. Then after about 4 or 5 mintues, everything comes back to normal, it shows all the files in the explorer window, and then any clicking I did like on the start menu or trying to move winodws while it was hung all happens very quickly and then it's fine. Until I try to access the drive again in about 2 or 3 hours. Sorry so long. Thanks in advance for any help. -- Curtis Strite Director of Internet Services 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 104 St. Louis, MO 63125 Office: 314-892-2100 Mobile: 314-280-8270 Email: curtis@scdservices.com Website: www.scdservices.com ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2
Curtis, I have similar problems when not joined to a domain browsing Windows shares as well. This is a problem with Windows attempting to enumerate a browse list for all the machines in your workgroup. Ironically, I don't see this problem when the folders tab isn't there (i.e. go through my computer instead of windows explorer and type in \\server\share). Clint> -----Original Message----- > Hello, > > I'm having a very strange problem with Samba version 2.2.7a. > I have four boxes, Two Linux Mandrake Boxes (Morpheus and > Unreal both v. 9.2), One RedHat (Link v. 8.0) and an XP > Workstation (Kek XP Pro NO SP1). > > When I bring up My computer (Explorer) and attempt to browse > through the H: drive (SMB Share mapped to Users Home dir on > Morpheus), Y: drive (SMB Share maped to /backup on Unreal) > > It takes a veary, very long time to list the files on any of > the mapped samba drives. It basically hangs the explorer.exe > process. I can bring up the task manager, I can still toggle > (Control + Tab) between other apps that are open, but I > cannot access my start menu or do anything with the current > explorer window that's reading the files form the network. > > However with the task manager open I can launch a new task > cmd.exe and then fro the command prompt I can C:>H: change to > the H: drive, do a "dir" and list all the files, I can even > dig down into sub dirs and list files over the network, the > whole time the explorer process appears to be hung trying to > list the files, just like I did in the command prompt window. > > Then after about 4 or 5 mintues, everything comes back to > normal, it shows all the files in the explorer window, and > then any clicking I did like on the start menu or trying to > move winodws while it was hung all happens very quickly and > then it's fine. Until I try to access the drive again in > about 2 or 3 hours. > > Sorry so long. > Thanks in advance for any help. > -- > Curtis Strite > Director of Internet Services > 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. > Suite 104 > St. Louis, MO 63125 > Office: 314-892-2100 > Mobile: 314-280-8270 > Email: curtis@scdservices.com > Website: www.scdservices.com > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >
> -----Original Message----->> Clint, > > > > > We may have different problems. You were doing this w/o > the folders > > bar in Windows Explorer right? > > Not sure what you mean here. I'm just in explore mode of > Windows Explorer. >In windows explorer, under View->Explorer Bar->Folders, is this checked? If so, uncheck it and go to the server via \\servername\share again and see if takes a long time still. This will tell you if it's a browsing related issue, as with the folders explorer bar open, it's attempting to build a browse list for the workgroup.> > > > > Also, these machines are in a workgroup setting? Is your > machine on a > > domain or in the same workgroup? > > I'm on a domain, I have another box RedHat (LINK) that is my > PDC. Which is working when the XP Client logs in, it has a > netlogon share which maps the > H: and the Y: drives to Morpheus and Unreal respectivly. > > > Have you done an nmblookup -M -- - or > > findsmb to determine which machine is your master browser? > > No, I think this is a good place to start. I did restart > Samba on Morpheus and bumped up the log level to 2 and now > I'm getting this. > > > [2003/12/29 15:27:44, 2] > nmbd/nmbd_nameregister.c:register_name_timeout_response(199) > register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address > 10.11.86.17 is not responding. > > > > 10.11.86.17 is LINK which is my PDC that I've also told to be > a wins server in the smb.conf file. > >Make sure on the machine you think is your WINS Server you set wins support = yes instead of wins server = yes, as the wins server is the parameter for telling a machine which IP to query for WINS. I have a feeling this is setup wrong which is why you're having a problem browsing and thus it's slow in Windows. Clint> > This sounds > > like a browsing related issue, and you have to have a > reachable master > > browser for the workgroup/domain of the machine you're > attempting to > > connect to so that Windows can pull the browse list, > otherwise it'll > > take forever before timing out. Maybe someone else here has more > > experience at this than I do, but that's what it seems like to me. > > > > Clint
Clint, Here is my /etc/samba/smb.conf file: [global] workgroup = SCDSERVICES netbios name = LINK server string = Link log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 50 security = user encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd unix password sync = Yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully* socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 local master = yes os level = 65 domain master = yes domain admin group = @adm @root preferred master = yes domain logons = yes logon script = STARTUP.BAT logon path logon home logon drive ;add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g machines -c 'Machine Account' -s /bin/false -M %u ;add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false %u name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast wins support = yes dns proxy = no No wins server = entry (which is a good thing) ;-) just a wins support = yes (which looks good) Ok, I turned off the "Folder Bar" and then proceded to \\unreal\backup however it still hangs. Thanks, -- Curtis Strite Director of Internet Services 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 104 St. Louis, MO 63125 Office: 314-892-2100 Mobile: 314-280-8270 Email: curtis@scdservices.com Website: www.scdservices.com --------- Original Message -------- From: Sharp, Clint <clint.sharp@attws.com> To: Curtis Strite <curtis@scdservices.com>, samba <samba@lists.samba.org> Subject: RE: [Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer Date: 30/12/03 00:06> > > -----Original Message----- > > > > Clint, > > > > > > > > We may have different problems. You were doing this w/o > > the folders > > > bar in Windows Explorer right? > > > > Not sure what you mean here. I'm just in explore mode of > > Windows Explorer. > > > > In windows explorer, under View->Explorer Bar->Folders, is thischecked?> If so, uncheck it and go to the server via \servernameshare again and > see if takes a long time still. This will tell you if it's a browsing > related issue, as with the folders explorer bar open, it's attempting to > build a browse list for the workgroup. > > > > > > > > > Also, these machines are in a workgroup setting? Is your > > machine on a > > > domain or in the same workgroup? > > > > I'm on a domain, I have another box RedHat (LINK) that is my > > PDC. Which is working when the XP Client logs in, it has a > > netlogon share which maps the > > H: and the Y: drives to Morpheus and Unreal respectivly. > > > > > > Have you done an nmblookup -M -- - or > > > findsmb to determine which machine is your master browser? > > > > No, I think this is a good place to start. I did restart > > Samba on Morpheus and bumped up the log level to 2 and now > > I'm getting this. > > > > > > [2003/12/29 15:27:44, 2] > > nmbd/nmbd_nameregister.c:register_name_timeout_response(199) > > register_name_timeout_response: WINS server at address > > 10.11.86.17 is not responding. > > > > > > > > 10.11.86.17 is LINK which is my PDC that I've also told to be > > a wins server in the smb.conf file. > > > > > > Make sure on the machine you think is your WINS Server you set wins > support = yes instead of wins server = yes, as the wins server is the > parameter for telling a machine which IP to query for WINS. I have a > feeling this is setup wrong which is why you're having a problem > browsing and thus it's slow in Windows. > > Clint > > > > > This sounds > > > like a browsing related issue, and you have to have a > > reachable master > > > browser for the workgroup/domain of the machine you're > > attempting to > > > connect to so that Windows can pull the browse list, > > otherwise it'll > > > take forever before timing out. Maybe someone else here hasmore> > > experience at this than I do, but that's what it seems like tome.> > > > > > Clint > > > >________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2
Are you running any other services on your network? Lets say, Netware. I have found a similar issue pointing at the Netware client. Russ -----Original Message----- From: Curtis Strite [mailto:curtis@scdservices.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 4:12 AM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer Hello, I'm having a very strange problem with Samba version 2.2.7a. I have four boxes, Two Linux Mandrake Boxes (Morpheus and Unreal both v. 9.2), One RedHat (Link v. 8.0) and an XP Workstation (Kek XP Pro NO SP1). When I bring up My computer (Explorer) and attempt to browse through the H: drive (SMB Share mapped to Users Home dir on Morpheus), Y: drive (SMB Share maped to /backup on Unreal) It takes a veary, very long time to list the files on any of the mapped samba drives. It basically hangs the explorer.exe process. I can bring up the task manager, I can still toggle (Control + Tab) between other apps that are open, but I cannot access my start menu or do anything with the current explorer window that's reading the files form the network. However with the task manager open I can launch a new task cmd.exe and then fro the command prompt I can C:>H: change to the H: drive, do a "dir" and list all the files, I can even dig down into sub dirs and list files over the network, the whole time the explorer process appears to be hung trying to list the files, just like I did in the command prompt window. Then after about 4 or 5 mintues, everything comes back to normal, it shows all the files in the explorer window, and then any clicking I did like on the start menu or trying to move winodws while it was hung all happens very quickly and then it's fine. Until I try to access the drive again in about 2 or 3 hours. Sorry so long. Thanks in advance for any help. -- Curtis Strite Director of Internet Services 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 104 St. Louis, MO 63125 Office: 314-892-2100 Mobile: 314-280-8270 Email: curtis@scdservices.com Website: www.scdservices.com ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2
Clint, I just tried to browse using: \\unreal\backup no luck, I get the same pause while it does something (building list of all the files) or whatever it's doing. thanks, -- Curtis Strite Director of Internet Services 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Suite 104 St. Louis, MO 63125 Office: 314-892-2100 Mobile: 314-280-8270 Email: curtis@scdservices.com Website: www.scdservices.com --------- Original Message -------- From: Sharp, Clint <clint.sharp@attws.com> To: Curtis Strite <curtis@scdservices.com>, samba@lists.samba.org <samba@lists.samba.org> Subject: RE: [Samba] Slow browsing through Windows Explorer Date: 29/12/03 22:43> > Curtis, > > I have similar problems when not joined to a domain browsing Windows > shares as well. This is a problem with Windows attempting to enumerate > a browse list for all the machines in your workgroup. Ironically, I > don't see this problem when the folders tab isn't there (i.e. go through > my computer instead of windows explorer and type in \servershare). > > Clint > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Hello, > > > > I'm having a very strange problem with Samba version 2.2.7a. > > I have four boxes, Two Linux Mandrake Boxes (Morpheus and > > Unreal both v. 9.2), One RedHat (Link v. 8.0) and an XP > > Workstation (Kek XP Pro NO SP1). > > > > When I bring up My computer (Explorer) and attempt to browse > > through the H: drive (SMB Share mapped to Users Home dir on > > Morpheus), Y: drive (SMB Share maped to /backup on Unreal) > > > > It takes a veary, very long time to list the files on any of > > the mapped samba drives. It basically hangs the explorer.exe > > process. I can bring up the task manager, I can still toggle > > (Control + Tab) between other apps that are open, but I > > cannot access my start menu or do anything with the current > > explorer window that's reading the files form the network. > > > > However with the task manager open I can launch a new task > > cmd.exe and then fro the command prompt I can C:>H: change to > > the H: drive, do a "dir" and list all the files, I can even > > dig down into sub dirs and list files over the network, the > > whole time the explorer process appears to be hung trying to > > list the files, just like I did in the command prompt window. > > > > Then after about 4 or 5 mintues, everything comes back to > > normal, it shows all the files in the explorer window, and > > then any clicking I did like on the start menu or trying to > > move winodws while it was hung all happens very quickly and > > then it's fine. Until I try to access the drive again in > > about 2 or 3 hours. > > > > Sorry so long. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > -- > > Curtis Strite > > Director of Internet Services > > 7321 S. Lindbergh Blvd. > > Suite 104 > > St. Louis, MO 63125 > > Office: 314-892-2100 > > Mobile: 314-280-8270 > > Email: curtis@scdservices.com > > Website: www.scdservices.com > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > > >________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2