[Samba] Update: Slow browsing/reading from WinXP SP2

Jim Hood
Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:52:31 -0000

I stumbled onto another tidbit that may shed some more light.  From the
new laptop, I tried to create a new folder on the 'samba' share.  It
fails with the following error message:

"Unable to create the folder 'New Folder'.  Access is denied"

It obviously looks like a permissions issue, but what?  I did not have
to make any changes to my other laptop (upgraded from XP standard to
SP2), and it can create directories on the 'samba' share just fine.

Thanks,
Jim

--- Jim Hood <jimdhood@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 14:46:17 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jim Hood <jimdhood@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Slow browsing/reading from WinXP SP2
> To: samba@lists.samba.org
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a Samba 3.0.9 server on Linux 2.6.9 (Fedora Core 3) that serves
WinMe
> and WinXP SP2 clients wonderfully.  I have recently bought a new laptop
> however
> that is not playing nicely.  Samba for this laptop is responding *very*
> slowly
> when browsing or reading files on either the 'samba' or
'jimhome' shares.
> The
> new laptop has Win XP SP2 pre-installed.  I have its Windows firewall
> completely turned off and for the moment, the virus scanner too.
>
> The funny thing is that my other laptop is also WinXP SP2 (upgraded from
> stock
> XP via Windows Update) and doesn't have any performance issues with it.
I'm
> stumped.  Any tips greatly appreciated!
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
> Here is my smb.conf:
>
> [global]
>
>    workgroup = Hoodwg
>    netbios name = dev
>    server string = Dev Samba Server
>    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>
>    encrypt passwords = yes
>    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>
>    security = share
>    hosts deny = 192.168.1.1
>
>    strict sync = yes
>    sync always = yes
>
>    oplocks = no
>
> [samba]
>
>    guest ok = yes
>    guest account = samba
>    path = /home/samba
>    writeable = yes
>    comment = Samba share on dev
>    browseable = yes
>    directory mask = 755
>    create mask = 744
>    hide dot files = yes
>    veto files = /.*/
>
> [jimhome]
>
>    guest ok = yes
>    guest account = jimdhood
>    path = /home/jimdhood
>    writeable = yes
>    comment = Jim home on dev
>    browseable = yes
>    directory mask = 755
>    create mask = 744
>    hide dot files = yes
>    veto files = /.*/
>
>