Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] samba slow to connect.

[Dominic R. <dl...@ed...>]

I'm glad you are solving the problem.

Interesting about /etc/hosts. I too have a line in my DL /etc/hosts file 
listing the machine's external ip and its network name (same as HOSTNAME 
specified in DL setup), but I don't think this should be needed. Like 
you I have disabled it. So far so good but I will see if it causes any 
problems later.

Does your local lan use a simple peer-to-peer aka workgroup setup? If 
so, in /etc/samba/smb.conf, what do you have set for WORKGROUP=? This 
name should match the name of your workgroup as found on a Windows 
computer (Start, right-click '[My ]Computer', Computer Name, Workgroup). 
The default name depending on your version of Windows is MSHOME or 
WORKGROUP. If the WORKGROUP setting in smb.conf matches this then the 
name of the samba machine (the 'HOSTNAME' set in DL's setup program) 
should work and work quickly as a way for Windows computers to find your 
DL machine, without having to mess with /etc/hosts. I think.

Dominic

On 03/11/2010 05:32, Stephen Butler wrote:
> Thanks to everyone for their great advice !!! :)
> --------------------------------------------------
> I have selected vmware service in setup.
> --------------------------------------------------
> I also realised that I was using the linux file server like a windows 
> xp file server.
>
> with the following connection method
>
> \\fileserverNAME\shareNAME <file://%5C%5CfileserverNAME%5CshareNAME>
>
> instead of \\ipADRESS\shareNAME <file://%5C%5CipADRESS%5CshareNAME>
>
> When I try connecting with the machines ip address the response from 
> samba was only a second or two.
>
> So... I set my hostname for the linux file server along with its ip 
> address in /etc/hosts file.
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> I realise that my problem solving method is flawed, I should check if 
> setting vmware service in setup is sufficient without the change to 
> the /etc/hosts file, and vice versa
>
> When I get home tonight I will delete my entry from the /etc/hosts 
> file and try again.
>
> Will report on my findings tomorrow.
>
> Remush