For me happen the same thing. What i can see is that in the process list appear a lot of samba process even when i only clicked on a “copy” from the server. My situation is:
Server: openSUSE 11.1 (Kde 3.5)
Client: openSUSE 11.2 (Kde 4.2)
Server function very good, i use it with Windows clients machines and do the job, it copy around at 6MB/s.
In my desktop client with openSUSE 11.2 i can browse the network but when i do: left button in the file and then click ‘copy’ in my list process appear a lot of kdeinit4 process like:
root 7143 5.8 0.0 3348 1740 pts/1 R+ 18:50 1:31 iptraf
jago 7292 0.0 0.0 4136 1340 ? S 19:00 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/firefox
jago 7297 1.0 2.7 207544 57288 ? Sl 19:00 0:10 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
jago 7300 0.0 0.1 6592 2912 ? S 19:00 0:00 /usr/lib/GConf/2/gconfd-2
jago 7309 0.0 0.6 61424 12384 ? S 19:00 0:00 /usr/lib/mozilla/kmozillahelper
jago 7397 9.7 1.8 122424 38040 ? Sl 19:03 1:16 /usr/bin/dolphin -icon system-file-manager -caption Dolphin
root 7496 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? S 19:05 0:00 [pdflush]
jago 7514 0.0 0.1 4984 2520 pts/3 Ss+ 19:06 0:00 /bin/bash
jago 7838 1.4 0.3 73960 7260 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_file [kdeinit] file local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinyJ7397.slave-socket
jago 7842 2.5 0.5 89604 11264 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_smb [kdeinit] smb local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinZf7397.slave-socket
jago 7844 2.6 0.5 89604 11256 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_smb [kdeinit] smb local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinna7397.slave-socket
jago 7845 1.7 0.3 73960 7148 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_file [kdeinit] file local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinYl7397.slave-socket
jago 7846 2.9 0.5 89604 11264 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_smb [kdeinit] smb local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinay7397.slave-socket
jago 7847 1.3 0.3 73960 7132 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_file [kdeinit] file local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinQF7397.slave-socket
jago 7848 2.6 0.5 89604 11264 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_smb [kdeinit] smb local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinaC7397.slave-socket
jago 7849 1.9 0.3 73960 7120 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_file [kdeinit] file local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinAe7397.slave-socket
jago 7850 2.6 0.5 89604 11268 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_smb [kdeinit] smb local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinbk7397.slave-socket
jago 7851 1.9 0.3 73960 7112 ? S 19:15 0:00 kdeinit4: kio_file [kdeinit] file local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/klauncherNT1541.slave-socket local:/tmp/ksocket-jago/dolphinAL7397.slave-socket
root 7866 0.0 0.0 2508 896 pts/0 R+ 19:16 0:00 ps -aux
In the iptraf detailed statistic in eth0 appear (look the incoming data):
│ Total rates: 88660.0 kbits/sec Broadcast packets: 14 │
│ 11843.8 packets/sec Broadcast bytes: 2704 │
│ │
│ Incoming rates: 86097.8 kbits/sec │
│ 7511.2 packets/sec │
│ IP checksum errors: 0 │
│ Outgoing rates: 2583.0 kbits/sec │
│ 4332.6 packets/sec │
│
With df -h i have (notice my low disk space on /):
Jago:/tmp/kde-jago # df -h
S.ficheros Tamaño Usado Disp Uso% Montado en
/dev/sda2 30G 24G 4,5G 85% /
udev 1001M 472K 1001M 1% /dev
and in the /temp/kde-jago/ i have this:
Jago:/tmp/kde-jago # l
total 14339732
drwx------ 2 jago users 36864 dic 31 19:15 ./
drwxrwxrwt 35 root root 20480 dic 31 19:15 ../
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:05 dolphinAX7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 2029751332 dic 31 19:14 dolphinAX7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:15 dolphincs7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 1719646120 dic 31 19:27 dolphincs7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:05 dolphinDj7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 2097235876 dic 31 19:14 dolphinDj7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:15 dolphineB7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 1719629772 dic 31 19:27 dolphineB7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:15 dolphinfB7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 1719613424 dic 31 19:27 dolphinfB7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:04 dolphinll7397.tmp
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:15 dolphinsd7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 1719613424 dic 31 19:27 dolphinsd7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:15 dolphinsH7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 1717864188 dic 31 19:27 dolphinsH7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:05 dolphinSN7397.tmp
-rw-r--r-- 1 jago users 1960419464 dic 31 19:13 dolphinSN7397.tmp.part
-rw------- 1 jago users 0 dic 31 19:04 dolphinVU7397.tmp
(Jago: is my user and machine name)
Samba status (smbstatus -b):
Jago:/tmp/kde-jago # smbstatus -b
Samba version 3.4.2-1.1.3.1-2229-SUSE-SL11.2
PID Username Group Machine
-------------------------------------------------------------------
<processes do not show up in anonymous mode>
Sometimes i have to stop samba or kill process, because even with samba stoped it doesn’t stop transfers and exit the process created neither.
Samba configs files:
Server:
# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
# samba-doc package is installed.
# Date: 2008-12-03
[global]
workgroup = mi_casa
netbios name = Servidor
server string = PC Servidor
comment = Servidor de Mi Casa
# Permite el ingreso sin contraseña a la máquina y revisar sus carpetas compartidas desde Windows
security = share
# usershare allow guests = yes
# printing = cups
# printcap name = cups
# printcap cache time = 750
# cups options = raw
# map to guest = Bad User
# logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
# logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
# logon drive = P:
# usershare allow guests = Yes
# add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
# domain logons = No
# domain master = No
[Software]
path = /mnt/Software
comment = Repositorio de Softwares
writable = yes
guest ok = yes
Client (with oS11.2)
# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
# samba-doc package is installed.
# Date: 2009-10-27
[global]
workgroup = mi_casa
netbios name = Jago
server string = Jago
security = share
# printcap name = cups
# cups options = raw
# logon path = \\%25L\profiles\.msprofile
# logon home = \\%25L\%25U\.9xprofile
# logon drive = P:
# usershare allow guests = Yes
# usershare max shares = 100
# restrict anonymous = no
# domain master = no
# passdb backend = smbpasswd
# wins support = yes
# include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf
# socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=4096 SO_SNDBUF=4096
[Musica]
comment = Musica
path = /media/Musica
guest ok = yes
Any idea?? Someone can help us to debug it to give more info please…
Thanks in advance =).
PD: With FTP transfers from my Server pc i got transfers rate up to 12MB/s, with samba only 6MB/s in my network of 100BaseT full duplex. Why?