[lug] LAN speed

[George Sexton]

Well, this isn't much help but when you go:

Linux -> Win98 Share

you are using SMBFS built into the kernel with Win98 file and print sharing.

When you go

Win98 <- Linux Samba Share

you are using Win98 SMB client with SAMBA.

What kernel version are you using?


-----Original Message-----
From: lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us [mailto:lug-admin at lug.boulder.co.us]On
Behalf Of Taz
Sent: 30 June, 2001 6:12 PM
To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
Subject: [lug] LAN speed


Hi all,

I've got an interesting question here that baffles me.  I an internal
LAN with 3 machines connected through a 10/100 Mb/s switch.  I set up
Samba in Linux and have the Win98 machine shared out.  When I use the
command (in an x-term window):
cp  large_file  /windows_share/
the connection starts out in the 400-500 kb/s range and quickly drops
off to around the 40-50 kb/s range.  For large file x-fers of around
1-2GB this will obviously take a while.  However, when I use the Win98
machine and connect to the smb share on the Linux side, I easily get
4.8-5 Mb/s throughout the entire transfer session.  I moved about 2 GB
of data in under 10 minutes :)
Here's my question:  Why am I getting such slow transfer rates using the
command line?  All other factors remained static except for the
initiating step (command line vs. Win98 GUI).  Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.

Jeff

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