Slow file transfers!!!!!

Dene Stringfellow yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Thu Mar 25 16:06:01 2004


Tim,

Thanks for your reply - however it is not Samba connections that are the
problem it's Netatalk connections over TCP/IP!


> I have carried out the following tests copying a folder containing
> 84.4Mb of various files:
>
> Client              Protocol                       Nic Speed
> Server              Time to Copy
> Mac                Netatalk Appletalk       100Mb Nic          YDL
> 3.0         1min09secs
> Mac                Netatalk TCP/IP          100Mb Nic          YDL
> 3.0         17mins41secs!!!!
> Mac                Apple Appletalk           100Mb Nic         ASIP
> 6.3         1min03secs
> Mac                Apple TCP/IP              100Mb Nic         ASIP
> 6.3         1min03secs
> PC                  SMB TCP/IP               10Mb Nic           YDL
> 3.0          3mins0secs
> PC                  Apple SMB                 10Mb Nic           ASIP
> 6.3          3mins15secs
>
Regards

Dene Stringfellow