MAXScript over SAMBA
We are experiencing a major time discrepancy between running a 3ds max
script from a samba share versus a windows share.
From a windows share, the total time it takes for the script to run and
the application to become responsive is about 1 second.
When running the same script from a samba share, the process takes
around 40 seconds.
The script itself is 80KB. Copying identical files from either server
yields similar times.
Output from tcpdump on the samba server shows a multitude of small
(63-65 bytes) data transfers back and forth between the
client-server with the PUSH flag set in the packet. This output
continues for the ~40 seconds until 3ds max becomes responsive
again.
We are running 3ds max 6.0 SP1 on Win2k and running the script by
choosing 'Run Script...' from the MAXScript pulldown menu.
Samba version: 3.0.5
smb.conf:
[global]
workgroup = theorphanage
netbios name = altix
server string = Altix
log level = 1
max disk size = 512000
max xmit = 65535
oplocks = no
level2 oplocks = no
kernel oplocks = no
strict locking = no
guest account = orphan
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = share
getwd cache = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=262144 SO_SNDBUF=262144
interfaces = 192.168.2.219/0xffffff00 192.168.2.8/0xffffffff
local master = no
os level = 0
domain master = no
preferred master = no
wins support = no
wins server = 192.168.2.11
dns proxy = no
[TEST]
comment = ATEST
path = /TEST
browseable = yes
read only = no
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
force group = orphan
force directory mode = 0777
force create mode = 0777
