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Date:	Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:38:04 +0200
From:	Sinisa Bandin <sinisa@...din.homelinux.com>
To:	Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@...idpixels.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-net@...r.kernel.org,
	samba@...ts.samba.org, submit@...s.debian.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] 2.6.22/realtek bug in hardware, any kernel work-around?


Justin Piszcz wrote:
> Package: samba
> Version: 3.0.26a-1
>>
>> Kernel: 2.6.22
>>
>> samba 3.0.26a-1 performance < 900 KiB/s, but FTP = 30-90 MiB/s
>>
>> Let me start out by saing this is an oddball problem:
>>
>> SAMBA:
>> LINUX -> WINDOWS = < 900 KiB/s (varies between 100 - 900 KiB/s)
>> WINDOWS -> LINUX = 30-90 MiB/s (always)
>>
>> FTP:
>> Either direction, 30-90 MiB/s (always)
>>
>> I do not see any nasty errors in the logs even with verbose = 5.
>>
>> Any ideas here? I am not using any special options.
>
> I found out that poor smb performance is related to a broken 
> udp-perfomance of the 8169 NIC in outgoing udp.
> But, only in Gb Mode of the 8169 NIC, with 100Mbps it is ok.
>
I had exactly the same problem with 100Mb/s also.

Solved by disabling onboard LAN interface and inserting (US Robotics) 
Realtek 8139 based card (10/100 Mbps).

Best regards,
Sinisa Bandin

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