Hi! I'm trying to improve a server samba performances (debian etch with raid 5 hardware and ext3). During tests I note that (with the same hardware) ftp download can reach data rate of abaout 410 Mb/s while smbclient download reaches only 240 Mb/s. I'm using a gigaethernet network. are these performance differences quite normal? why? I googled without success. Thanks a lot, Fabio -- Dott. Fabio Marcone 2T srl Telefono +39 - 0871- 540154 Fax +39 - 0871- 571594 Email fabio.marcone(AT)duet.it Indirizzo Viale B. Croce 573 66013 Chieti Scalo (CH) GNU/Linux registered user #400424