[NTLUG:Discuss] SAMBA Problem (I Think)

[Kenneth Loafman]

Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-12-23 at 22:06, David IS Mandala wrote:
> 
>>Mount the share, open a shell and cd down into the share and see what
>>happens, without invoking Konqueror. That will remove at least one
>>variable. If it still locks up then you know it's not Konqueror.
>>If it works, then you can look to an issue with Konqueror.
> 
> 
> Agreed.  I should have recommended that first.
> 
> If it still freezes, consider getting away from SMB.
> Or stick to using only "smbclient" and not Linux's smbfs/smbmount.

We're using smbfs/smbmount at work for some very heavy file operations, 
i.e. several million operations per day.  We have clusters of Linux 
systems accessing Windows 2003 fileservers.  Except for the occasional 
Windows hiccup, its been very solid.  During the hiccups when Windows 
stops responding, smbfs does what its supposed to do and stays 
connected, or reconnects as needed.  The Linux smbfs mounts seem to be 
rock solid, much more solid than NFS used to be.

So, I do not know where your problems lie, but I don't think its Samba.

...Ken