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On Nov 23, 2009, at 8:11 PM, Hal Martin wrote: |
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> Hello all, |
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> Sorry if it seems like this is a repeat question, but I've gone |
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> through |
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> my Gentoo list for the past 2 years and none of the answers provided |
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> for |
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> previous threads on this seem to work for me. Here's the situation: |
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> /etc/exports: |
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> /mnt/daigo 192.168.0.31(rw,insecure) |
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A couple of years ago, I experienced the same type of issue where nfs |
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performance was a lot lower than smb. It turned out a switch I was |
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using was bad. I suggest first minimizing your testing network, and |
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then swapping components such as switches. Others on the LinuxMCE |
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list had issues with specific network drivers. |
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I current use nfs between kubuntu, gentoo, and macbook (10.5.8 2GHz |
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Core 2 Duo) systems. I have media volumes on the kubuntu, and both |
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gentoo systems. I use autofs on each system for mounting the nfs |
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volumes. Here's an example of the settings: |
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/etc/exports: |
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/var/media |
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192.168.80.0/24(async,no_subtree_check,rw,no_root_squash,insecure) |
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/etc/auto.media: |
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royw-gentoo -rsize=8192,wsize=8192,soft,timeo=30,rw royw-gentoo:/ |
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var/media |
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dad-kubuntu -rsize=8192,wsize=8192,soft,timeo=30,rw dad-kubuntu:/ |
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var/media |
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My macbook "Connect to Server": |
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nfs://royw-gentoo/var/media/public/data |
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nfs://dad-kubuntu/var/media/public/data |
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The no_subtree_check and the no_root_squash parameters are left over |
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from when I used LinuxMCE. |
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The insecure parameter is required to allow the macbook to connect. |
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The rsize and wsize seem to work fine for streaming dvd iso images to |
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my gentoo XBMC system over gigabit ethernet. I've also streamed a few |
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movies to my macbook and did not notice any performance issues. |
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My media drives are WDC WD10EACS (1TB). |
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How are you testing performance? With test procedure I can try to |
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duplicate. |
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HTH, |
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Roy |
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