All, In winxp & 2k for that matter, you have the ability of saving shortcuts to network places in the my network places. When some of my users try to access these shortcuts(to a samba share) in winxp, it takes a horrendous amount of time for the folders to populate the screen. Especially when viewing in windows explorer with the folders view button depressed. Under tools>folder options>view tab, I have unchecked Automatically search for network folders and printers and also unchecked Use simple file sharing(recommended). Any ideas as to what might be causing the slowness? Also, under XP is there any way to get around having to do the %name to access a samba share? e.g. \\fileserve\share\subfolder%user ?? Any info/advice/comments/criticism is welcome!! Thanks. Chris
No, i don't. Actually my fileserver acts as our wins server as well. It's a pretty bare bones linux network setup, no kooky windows stuff at all. No pdc, just wins server, dns/router box, and a few others. Thanks for the reply tom. I still can't figure out why xp is sooooo slow. Tested the same samba share on a win2k box and it is lightning fast. click, click, click, you get the picture. Why xp, why? anyone else? -chris -------Original Message------- > From: Tom Skeren <tms3@fsklaw.net> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP slow access to network places shortcut? > Sent: 19 May 2004 22:11:06 > > Do you have a W2k or W2k3 domain???If so, it's may be due to windows > waiting to time out getting/checking kerberos tickets. > > samba wrote: > > >All, > > > >In winxp & 2k for that matter, you have the ability of saving shortcuts to network places in the my network places. When some of my users try to access these shortcuts(to a samba share) in winxp, it takes a horrendous amount of time for the folders to populate the screen. Especially when viewing in windows explorer with the folders view button depressed. Under tools>folder options>view tab, I have unchecked Automatically search for network folders and printers and also unchecked Use simple file sharing(recommended). Any ideas as to what might be causing the slowness? Also, under XP is there any way to get around having to do the %name to access a samba share? e.g. \\fileserve\share\subfolder%user ?? Any info/advice/comments/criticism is welcome!! Thanks. > > > >Chris > >?? > > -------Original Message-------
No, I did not. According to this google search it may speed up network browsing: http://www.theeldergeek.com/webclient.htm Well, I just set it on my box here, and I am still having the slow network browsing. I still think it has something to do with the way I'm logging in. Since guest is the default in XP i have to put user name in the path: \\fileserver\share\passprotectedshare%user and then enter in password, even though login says guest, that method tricks XP into thinking that user is logging in and not guest. My thoughts are unbased, but I have a hunch. Opinions? Anyone have experience with disabling this or leaving it enabled and seeing a difference? Just curious. Actually, extremely curious! -------Original Message------- > From: Dan Shadix <dshadix@trhs.org> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP slow access to network places shortcut? > Sent: 19 May 2004 23:02:50 > > Did you disable the web client service on the XP box? > > > On Wednesday 19 May 2004 04:32 pm, samba wrote: > > No, i don't. Actually my fileserver acts as our wins server as well. It's a > > pretty bare bones linux network setup, no kooky windows stuff at all. No > > pdc, just wins server, dns/router box, and a few others. Thanks for the > > reply tom. > > > > I still can't figure out why xp is sooooo slow. Tested the same samba share > > on a win2k box and it is lightning fast. click, click, click, you get the > > picture. Why xp, why? > > > > anyone else? > > > > -chris > > > > > > > > > >????-------Original Message------- > > > >????> From: Tom Skeren <tms3@fsklaw.net> > >????> Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP slow access to network places > >????> shortcut? Sent: 19 May 2004 22:11:06 > >????> > >????>??Do you have a W2k or W2k3 domain???If so, it's may be due to windows > >????>??waiting to time out getting/checking kerberos tickets. > >????> > >????>??samba wrote: > >????>??>All, > >????>??> > >????>??>In winxp & 2k for that matter, you have the ability of saving > >????>??> shortcuts to network places in the my network places. When some of > >????>??> my users try to access these shortcuts(to a samba share) in winxp, > >????>??> it takes a horrendous amount of time for the folders to populate > >????>??> the screen. Especially when viewing in windows explorer with the > >????>??> folders view button depressed. Under tools>folder options>view tab, > >????>??> I have unchecked Automatically search for network folders and > >????>??> printers and also unchecked Use simple file sharing(recommended). > >????>??> Any ideas as to what might be causing the slowness? Also, under XP > >????>??> is there any way to get around having to do the %name to access a > >????>??> samba share? e.g. \\fileserve\share\subfolder%user ?? Any > >????>??> info/advice/comments/criticism is welcome!! Thanks. > >????>??> > >????>??>Chris > >????>??>?? > > > >????-------Original Message------- > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions:??http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -------Original Message-------
Clint, I did disable the folders view and it was still extremely slow. However, when I mapped it, the speed was amazing! It was as if I was browsing through my local c: drive. Arrrrrrrgggh. Now, my question is, What does mapping do that is so different from a shortcut in My Network Places? Any thoughts? Thanks to all for your time! Chris -------Original Message------- > From: Clint Sharp <clint@typhoon.org> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP slow access to network places shortcut? > Sent: 20 May 2004 09:58:33 > > samba wrote: > > >No, I did not. According to this google search it may speed up network browsing: > > > >http://www.theeldergeek.com/webclient.htm > > > >Well, I just set it on my box here, and I am still having the slow network browsing. I still think it has something to do with the way I'm logging in. Since guest is the default in XP i have to put user name in the path: \\fileserver\share\passprotectedshare%user and then enter in password, even though login says guest, that method tricks XP into thinking that user is logging in and not guest. My thoughts are unbased, but I have a hunch. Opinions? > > > >Anyone have experience with disabling this or leaving it enabled and seeing a difference? Just curious. Actually, extremely curious! > > > >?? > > > Just for giggles, open up this file share with the "Folders" toolbar > disabled (i.e. My Computer instead of Windows Explorer, although they're > identical in 2000 & Up, just open up different toolbars by default) and > tell me if opening the share still takes the same amount of time.??Often > times, enumerating the workgroup/domain computers in the Folders list at > the left is what slows network performance down considerably.??Also, try > and map a drive to the share and see if performance there is slow as well. > > Clint -------Original Message-------
All, thanks for the help. Clint, here are my conf files as you suggested. I do think that your hunch is right due to the fact that browsing between the subnets became funky a couple of weeks ago for some unknown reason. Thanks for any suggestions or advice: Fileserver smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP netbios name = FILESERVER server string = Main file server security = SHARE encrypt passwords = true enhanced browsing = no log file = /var/log/smb.log #max log size = 50 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 os level = 128 domain master = Yes remote browse sync = 192.168.12.10 192.168.62.10 preferred master = Yes local master = Yes dns proxy = yes wins support = yes wins proxy = yes name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast interfaces = 192.168.1.255/255.255.255.0 192.168.12.255/255.255.255.0 192.168.13.255/255.255.255.0 192.168.62.255/255.255.255.0 192.168.1.6/255.255.255.0 remote announce = 192.168.1.255/WORKGROUP 192.168.12.10/WORKGROUP 192.168.1.6/WORKGROUP 192.168.13.9/WORKGROUP 192.168.62.10/WORKGROUP debug level = 2 192.168.12.10 smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP netbios name = BMASTER server string = %h server (Samba %v) security = DOMAIN encrypt passwords = Yes obey pam restrictions = Yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n . max log size = 1000 socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=4096 SO_RCVBUF=4096 os level = 100 domain master = no local master = yes preferred master = yes dns proxy = no enhanced browsing = yes wins server = 192.168.1.6 wins support = no wins proxy = yes name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast invalid users = root debug level = 2 remote announce = 192.168.1.6/WORKGROUP 192.168.62.10/WORKGROUP 192.168.62.10 smb.conf [global] workgroup = WORKGROUP netbios name = MBROWSER2 server string = %h server (Samba %v) security = DOMAIN encrypt passwords = Yes obey pam restrictions = Yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n . max log size = 1000 socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=4096 SO_RCVBUF=4096 os level = 100 preferred master = yes domain master = No local master = Yes wins server = 192.168.1.6 wins support = No wins proxy = yes dns proxy = yes name resolve order = wins lmhosts hosts bcast invalid users = root debug level = 2 remote announce = 192.168.1.6/WORKGROUP -------Original Message------- > From: Clint Sharp <clint@typhoon.org> > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows XP slow access to network places shortcut? > Sent: 20 May 2004 17:04:33 > > Mac wrote: > > >Hmmm. > > > > > >Do you remember how long the actual mapping process took? > > > >My guess is that it also took a while and then it was quick after that. > > > >This suggests to me that what you have is an authentication delay. > > > >Mapped drives authenticate once (when you map them). > > > >Other things (like browsing and using UNC paths) tend to re-authenticate > >every time you look at them. > > > > > >Note, that once you've authenticated to a server with a mapped drive, > >everything to do with that server will most likely get quicker too.??Until > >you un-mapp the drive. > > > > > >So look over the autehntication (LDAP, smbpasswd, Domain Member etc, etc) in > >your setup. > > > > > > Just a hunch, > > > > > >?????????????????????????????? Mac > >??????????Assistant Systems Adminstrator @nibsc.ac.uk > >????????????????????????dmccann@nibsc.ac.uk > >?? Work: +44 1707 641565??????????Everything else: +44 7956 237670 (anytime) > >?? > > > I concur.??Also, I've deleted the previous emails from this thread, but > a copy of your smb.conf would help at this point.??I still have a strong > suspicious of a name resolution/browsing related problem as well which > is slowing this down. > > Clint -------Original Message-------