I have a two networks (across the country from each other) that are
connected
via ipsec through a Cicso pix. There is samba running on a Linux machine
in the main office (call it office A) and users at the other office (B) need
to get to it. After about three levels down, the response time back from
the server is very slow (as it appears to be caching the directory listing).
After as much as 60 seconds, the directory list appears. Going down further
sometimes causes another delay, but not all the time. Going back up the
tree may cause a delay as well. Of the items I've been finding on line,
the problem is probably the tuning of the server in office A. Local
users in office A see no problems. The version I'm using is 3.0.21b-1
on RedHat 9.
Here is the smb.conf (global part) for that server (I have adding items to
the socket options list). I have been experimenting with making this a
pdc, but I haven't implemented it yet. If anyone has some suggestions
on how to fix this, I'd appreciate it.
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[global]
name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
winbind enable local accounts = no
hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/24 192.168.5.0/24 192.168.10.0/24
127.0.0.1
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
dns proxy = no
netbios name = KIDROCK
logon script = netlogin.bat
local master = yes
workgroup = XXXXXX
debug level = 1
os level = 255
socket address = 192.168.0.153
hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0
security = user
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -d /var/lib/nobody -g 100 -s
/bin/false -M %u
max log size = 50
log file = /var/log/samba/log.smbd
socket options = IPTOS_THROUGHPUT TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192
SO_RCVBUF=8192
keepalive = 30
logon drive = H:
interfaces = eth0 lo
domain master = yes
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
encrypt passwords = yes
wins proxy = no
logon home = \\%L\profiles\%u\
wins support = yes
server string = mobius microsystem file server
#kernel oplocks = false
unix password sync = yes
logon path = \\%L\profiles\%u\
preferred master = yes
bind interfaces only = yes
domain logons = no
