Subject: [netatalk-admins] sporadic copying
From: Eric and Catherine Thompson (ecthom@cris.com)
Date: Fri Aug 29 1997 - 14:32:37 EDT
I recently built a Linux fileserver for a client of mine. I originally installed Redhat 4.2 (recommended to me several times for ease of net setup) with Netatalk 1.4b2. That system was mostly ok, except for one big problem: it would periodically stop allowing connections. Sometimes it would fix itself, but usually not. Since I'm an offsite consultant, this is a really big problem, and I decided to try Slackware (which I've always used myself, and tend to prefer). That seems to have solved that one very big problem, but now I have another minor annoying problem:
When copying large folder of files from one place to another, either from mac to server, or from place to place on the server, the copying is sporadic. 2-5 files will copy very rapidly, and then the process will "stick," waiting an eternity (a few long, painful seconds, anyway) before continuing. The ultimate result is that moving files is painfully slow. This did not occur with the Redhat installation. Is there something I can tweak to alleviate this problem?
TIA
Eric Thompson
eTc Computer Consultants
DueTc@msn.com
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