Re: 2.2.1 TCP problems. (smbfs and ftp.)

Peter Benie (pjb1008@cam.ac.uk)
Tue, 2 Feb 1999 10:12:10 +0000


Olle Segerdahl writes ("2.2.1 TCP problems. (smbfs and ftp.)"):
>
> When running 2.2.1 smbfs (samba 2.0.0 smbmount binaries) and RH 5.1
> /usr/bin/ftp , my data connections run up very big Send-Q's.
>
> The ftp data connections run up a big send-Q and then just sit there.
> Until killed. The samba connections run up big send-Q's but data gets
> through at a decreasing rate, until it's mostly dead too...
>
> -----excerpt of netstat -t -------------------
> tcp 0 0 usel:1368 ekoed1:ftp ESTABLISHED
> tcp 0 58400 usel:1370 ekoed1:ftp-data ESTABLISHED
> tcp 0 87600 usel:1212 ekohrp:ftp-data CLOSE
> tcp 0 58400 usel:1302 ekoed1:ftp-data CLOSE
> tcp 0 0 usel:1355 ekohrp:ftp ESTABLISHED
> tcp 0 116800 usel:1356 ekohrp:ftp-data ESTABLISHED
> -----------------------------------------------
> notice 2 killed ftp sessions in CLOSE state.

I've seen behaviour in this for ssh connections in 2.2.0-pre9.
I didn't notice the transfer rate slowing down - it just stopped dead
and didn't send any more data.

Peter

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