Hi Samy,
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On 4/2/00, 2:22:20 PM, Samy Elashmawy
Hi folkd,
got a samba/nfs server that locks up when copy/transfering large files. Small files copy ok. Large files just sort of hang up , both on both ends. on the machine (client) the copy procedure just hangs and the process menter just sticks there. One the server end it locks up.
This happens under both linux and windows clients.
Samba server is a P166 w suse 6.3 usa 6 cd distro , lynkys 100/10 TP ethernet and a linksys 100/10 hub.
Any ideas where to start ? cable , cards , ect....
Thanks.
I remember i had the same problem a few years ago. Didn't use Linux at that time. I had a NT-server and a few win95 clients. The server was also used as a dialup server to the Internet. I had read somewhere how to "tune" the dialup connection and get a better throughput. This was done by changing the value of MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) and RWIN (Receive Windows?) in the windows registry. If i remember correctly MTU was set to 1500 by default. Changing this value to 576 would increase the speed. I didn't edit the registry by hand but downloaded a utility that could do this for me. Soon after changing the value i experienced the same problems you are describing. The utility had changed not only this value for the dialup connection but also for for the network. Changing this value back to default solved this annoying problem. I don't know if this could also be a problem in your setup with Linux and don't want to put you on the wrong track, but maybe it is worth checking. Needless to say checking your cabling and hardware would be your first step. Let me know how thing go. HTH, Marcel -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/