Samba client slow on Suse 9.1 box

From: Harry Fine (harry-no-spam_at_fine-no-spam-fam.ca)
Date: 07/31/04 

Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2004 13:55:12 GMT

Hello

I have a Suse 9.1 installation, all the latest patches and updates. I'm
using the latest Samba from the Suse site, it's version 3.0.5-0.1. This
problem has existed through all the Samba upgrades I've done since using
Suse 9.1.

On the 3 Windows XP machines, they can see the mapped drive (the Linux
shared directory) quickly by going into network neighbourhood, or clicking
on the mapped drive icon.

But...on the Linux machine, when I bring up Network Neighbourhood, or
LinNeighbourhood, or Smb4k, it takes a long time (about 15 seconds) to
bring up the Workgroup in Konqueror, and after clicking on the Workgroup,
a long time to show the 3 windows machines. Clicking on a resource, like
the C drive, also takes a big time lag, about 10 seconds.

My smb.conf files is as follows:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/01/01 11:27:07

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = BOWLERAMA
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
printcap cache time = 750
cups options = raw
printer admin - @ntadmin, root, administrator
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
server string = BIGCOMPUTER
security = share
map to guest = Bad User
logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
logon drive = P:
guest ok = yes
null passwords = yes
root directory = /
time server = yes
socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY
load printers = no
os level = 2
local master = no
domain master = no
create mask = 0766
veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.{*}/
restrict anonymous = no
preferred master = no
max protocol = NT
ldap ssl = No
server signing = Auto

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = no
directory mask = 0777
msdfs proxy = no
inherit permissions = Yes

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0600
browsable = No

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

[root]
comment = Root directory
path = /home/family/Documents
read only = no
valid users = %S
msdfs proxy = no
directory mask = 0777
inherit permissions = Yes

Any idea why it's so slow?

Thanks

Harry

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