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Date:      Mon, 21 Jun 1999 11:14:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        Dean Hamstead <zort@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: optimisations
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906211112500.36767-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <001901bebb00$2a92a400$230d29cb@supadad.bong.org.au>

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On Sun, 20 Jun 1999, Dean Hamstead wrote:

> Ive noticed extremely bad performance using freebsd as a samba server.
> Specifically the in ability to stream mp3s. Linux & NT servers stream the
> fine, with no buffering on the client end.

That doesn't make sense.  Let's delve deeper:

> Im running 3.0-RELEASE, and the kernel is compiled with bpf support so that
> dhcpd can run. Samba is 2.0.3. The server is a p90, 32mb ram, 1 x 600 mb
> quantum fireball and 1 x 8 gb seagate medalist, each on there own ide bus as
> master. Its using a 3c509 NIC.

I would *highly* suggest a PCI NIC.  Beyond that te 3c509 support isn't
exactly of the same quality of the previously mentioned OSs.

> My thoughts would be compile the kernel for less users (i left is at 32 as
> in the GENERIC config) or use a different network card.
> Is support for the 3c509 (not the 3c509b) really bad? all my Linux machines
> use them and they are good.
> 
> Is there any other optimisations i could implement?

Are you using the same general Samba config (different filesystems,
obviously) on all three machines?

Doug White                               
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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