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Server :
Athlon 64 3000+ ; 512MB Ram ; lots of disks ; nforce3 chipset ;
integrated nvidia gigabit NIC.
Gentoo 2.6.15 linux 64-bits ; Samba 3.0.14a-r2
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Clients :
Laptop with Centrino Pentium-M, 100 Mbps NIC, running Windows XP Family
Desktop with Athlon 64 3200+ ; 1G DDR Dual Channel RAM ; nforce4 chipset
with gigabit NIC ; Windows XP Pro SP2
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The situation :
The server is connected to the desktop or the laptop with a crossed cable.
Laptop has only a 100 Mbps ethernet cable. Between server and laptop,
Samba performance is excellent. Actually I have never seen it running this
fast. It uses about 90% of the wire speed. Congratulations !
Samba performance between Server and Desktop is the problem :
With TCP Delayed ACKs enabled :
- Browsing is uber slow
- Transferring files Server -> Desktop is abysmally slow (about 0.1% wire
speed)
- Transferring files Desktop -> Server is sometimes slow (about 1% wire
speed), sometimes at normal speed (about 30-40% wire speed). So it can do
it ! But only when it wants. So frustrating.
With TCP Delayed ACKs disabled (TcpAckFrequency=1) :
- Browsing is correct
- Transferring files Server -> Desktop is slow (about 5% wire speed)
- Transferring files Desktop -> Server : same as above.
The laptop has delayed ack's anyway and it's very fast...
This is with the Desktop connected through its nvidia onboard gigabit NIC.
I added a trusty old Realtek 100 Mbps NIC and redid the test : same
results, same speed.
Last week, everything worked well, but I had to reinstall windows due to
a harddisk suicide (so sad...). Why is the new windows so, so, so slow ?
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Lets's test the connection :
Both Server and Desktop have a Gb ethernet card ; so transfer speeds on
FTP, HTTP, or netcat are extremely high :
netcat from server to desktop :
- about 75% of gigabit wire speed
- linux server CPU at 50% system)
- windows client CPU at 100% (nearly all "kernel")
netcat from desktop to server :
- about 95% or gigabit wire speed
- linux server CPU at 100% (system)
- windows client CPU at 50% (nearly all "kernel")
I'll spare you the tests with HTTP and stuff, basically it works.
Testing in 100 Mbps mode with the realtek card on the desktop also works
well.
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Conclusion :
- the link, cable, cards, etc. work.
- as the problem presents itself with 2 different NICs, it is probably
not a driver issue.
- as it exists on 1 windows PC and not the other one, it is probably not
an issue with samba itself, but rather the configuration on the desktop PC.
ANYBODY HAS ANY IDEA WHAT I CAN DO TO MAKE IT USABLE ?
Thanks a LOT to anyone who can help. I've been googling for 2 days
without result.
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some tcpdump in the good case (server -> laptop)
12:25:31.491714 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
873043:874503(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.491720 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
874503:875963(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.491737 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
875963:877423(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.491928 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
867203 win 65535
12:25:31.492173 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
870123 win 65535
12:25:31.492198 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
877423:878883(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.492203 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
878883:880343(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.492209 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
880343:881803(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.492215 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
881803:883263(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.492420 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
873043 win 65535
12:25:31.492666 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
875963 win 65535
12:25:31.492690 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
883263:884723(1460) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.492695 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: P
884723:884906(183) ack 3319 win 16080
12:25:31.492913 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
878883 win 65535
12:25:31.493158 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
881803 win 65535
12:25:31.493413 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
884723 win 65535
12:25:31.493525 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
3319:3382(63) ack 884906 win 65352
12:25:31.493606 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
884906:886366(1460) ack 3382 win 16080
12:25:31.493613 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
886366:887826(1460) ack 3382 win 16080
12:25:31.493619 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: P
887826:889065(1239) ack 3382 win 16080
12:25:31.493984 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
887826 win 65535
12:25:31.494176 IP 192.168.0.4.1028 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
3382:3445(63) ack 889065 win 64296
12:25:31.494286 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
889065:890525(1460) ack 3445 win 16080
12:25:31.494292 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
890525:891985(1460) ack 3445 win 16080
12:25:31.494297 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
891985:893445(1460) ack 3445 win 16080
12:25:31.494303 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
893445:894905(1460) ack 3445 win 16080
12:25:31.494310 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.4.1028: .
894905:896365(1460) ack 3445 win 16080
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some tcpdump in the slow case (server -> desktop, TCP Delayed ACKs enabled)
12:30:16.772552 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1040040 win 2920
12:30:16.772563 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1040040:1041500(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.772568 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1041500:1042960(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.772981 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1042960 win 2920
12:30:16.772991 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1042960:1044420(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.772995 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1044420:1045880(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.773411 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1045880 win 2920
12:30:16.773423 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1045880:1047340(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.773428 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1047340:1048800(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.773843 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1048800 win 2920
12:30:16.773855 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1048800:1050260(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.773860 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1050260:1051720(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.774271 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1051720 win 2920
12:30:16.774281 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1051720:1053180(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.774285 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1053180:1054640(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.774702 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1054640 win 2920
12:30:16.774714 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1054640:1056100(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.774718 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1056100:1057560(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.775131 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1057560 win 2920
12:30:16.775141 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1057560:1059020(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.775145 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1059020:1060480(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.775561 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1060480 win 2920
12:30:16.775572 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1060480:1061940(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.775576 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1061940:1063400(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.775993 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1063400 win 2920
12:30:16.776007 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1063400:1064860(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.776012 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: .
1064860:1066320(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
12:30:16.776420 IP 192.168.0.2.1037 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
1066320 win 2920
12:30:16.776431 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1037: P
1066320:1067780(1460) ack 1765 win 4140
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some tcpdump in the slow case (server -> desktop, TCP Delayed ACKs
disabled)
13:22:37.402457 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8304035:8305467(1432) ack 16002 win 8428
13:22:37.402872 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8305467 win 2920
13:22:37.403960 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16002:16238(236) ack 8305467 win 2920
13:22:37.404094 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8305467:8305574(107) ack 16238 win 8428
13:22:37.404424 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8305574 win 2813
13:22:37.404449 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16238:16314(76) ack 8305574 win 2813
13:22:37.404621 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8305574:8305646(72) ack 16314 win 8428
13:22:37.404841 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8305646 win 2741
13:22:37.404898 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16314:16388(74) ack 8305646 win 2741
13:22:37.404945 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8305646:8305726(80) ack 16388 win 8428
13:22:37.405270 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8305726 win 2661
13:22:37.406297 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16388:16624(236) ack 8305726 win 2661
13:22:37.406386 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8305726:8305781(55) ack 16624 win 8428
13:22:37.406765 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8305781 win 2606
13:22:37.406791 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16624:16669(45) ack 8305781 win 2606
13:22:37.406983 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8305781:8305820(39) ack 16669 win 8428
13:22:37.407040 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8305820:8305927(107) ack 16669 win 8428
13:22:37.407190 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8305927 win 2460
13:22:37.407253 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16669:16745(76) ack 8305927 win 2460
13:22:37.407480 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8305927:8306031(104) ack 16745 win 8428
13:22:37.407614 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8306031 win 2356
13:22:37.407643 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16745:16821(76) ack 8306031 win 2356
13:22:37.407695 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8306031:8306133(102) ack 16821 win 8428
13:22:37.408043 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8306133 win 2254
13:22:37.408069 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16821:16897(76) ack 8306133 win 2254
13:22:37.408111 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8306133:8306237(104) ack 16897 win 8428
13:22:37.408473 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8306237 win 2150
13:22:37.408813 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16897:16971(74) ack 8306237 win 2150
13:22:37.409472 IP 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds > 192.168.0.2.1025: P
8306237:8306317(80) ack 16971 win 8428
13:22:37.409499 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: . ack
8306317 win 2070
13:22:37.409666 IP 192.168.0.2.1025 > 192.168.0.100.microsoft-ds: P
16971:17034(63) ack 8306317 win 2070
