Board index Linux Networking

windows 98 client is slllooowwwww retrieving from linux server

windows 98 client is slllooowwwww retrieving from linux server

Post by czar » Tue, 16 Mar 1999 04:00:00



I have a windows 98 machine connected to my linux computer.  Placing a
2 meg file onto the linux computer goes very quickly.  Retrieving a
similar sized file takes forever, and sometimes windows will even
report that connection has been lost.  Although it hasn't really lost
the connection.  This same pattern continues if I use FTP.  I replaced
Samba with the latest version.  I am using redhat 5.2.  This behaviour
is not apparent if both computers are running windows 98. I believe it
may have something to do with windows but I haven't the foggiest.  Its
a standard windows setup with two network cards.  one set up to a
cable modem and the other one is setup for my LAN.  TCP/IP seems to be
working fine in all other respects.  Has anyone got any ideas?  I have
altered the smb.conf to increase the read size and cache etc but it
hasn't helped.

R

 
 
 
Top

windows 98 client is slllooowwwww retrieving from linux server

Post by czar » Wed, 17 Mar 1999 04:00:00


Quote:>cable modem and the other one is setup for my LAN.  TCP/IP seems to be
>working fine in all other respects.  Has anyone got any ideas?  I have
>altered the smb.conf to increase the read size and cache etc but it
>hasn't helped.

>R

I have solved my own problem.  I started tweaking the MTU size on the
windows 98 computer.  When I changed MTU the speed shot up from 14k to
500+kps.  Downloading is at 800+kps - this is acceptable

R

 
 
 
Top

1. Standalone Linux Server with Windows 98 and Windows XP clients

Looking at setting up a Linux Server that will be used as a file server
and an intranet web site by approximately 40 user workstations that are
running either Windows 98 (various versions) or Windows XP.  This is a
big step for us, as we are jumping to this from an NT environment.

Am interested in learning in advance what sort of pitfalls to avoid and
the sort of problems, if any, that we am likely to encounter in getting
all of this set up with regards to user accessibility, security, etc.
Also would like some information on general issues to pay attention to
with setting things up.  

We are also interested in learning what sort of problems or differences
the user end is probably going to encounter.

Generally ... hollering help in advance :-)

--
Ed Albert
Programmer/Analyst
Fiscal Affairs
Humboldt State University

  cea7002.vcf
< 1K Download

2. ppp syslog errors

3. DHCP server on Linux -> windows 98 client

4. Why aren't host names showing up with ssh?

5. Acer CRW 2010A

6. Linux server w/ Windows 98 client

7. Date stamping commands in the history file in ksh

8. Good, free X-Windows client for Windows 98?

9. newly exposed to linux server with 98 clients

10. Linux client with win98 server (w/ cable modem on win 98 machine)

11. E-Mail Server on Linux, Clients on Win '98

12. Sygate (Win 98) server to Linux client


All times are UTC
Board index