Hi all,
I just got a new Dell[0] workstation yesterday and have Debian Testing
running on it. What I intend using this machine for is a file server (an
iTunes share using a DAAPd, store time-shifted TV etc.), to replace an
ancient PC running OpenBSD 3.5. I'm moving the large discs from this
machine to the new machine. The discs are both Western Digital, 250GB
w/1MB cache and 200GB with 8MB respectively. They perform well in the
machine being replaced.
I've hit a snag. When I mount a share from the Debian box on my
PowerBook and play back some media, an avi for example, I get audio drop
outs.
I wondered if it might be something to do with one of the discs so I
coped the media to the various discs and the performance was the same.
I made sure that DMA and 32bit I/O was turned on for the drives.
I downgraded to a 2.4.x kernel and the problem remained, so reverted to
(2.6.12-1-686)
I've disabled IPv6.
One difference between the old box and the new is that the Debian box is
running Samba 3.x but ... I've tested this using a samba share and an
AFP share so the file sharing mechanism in use would seem not to be at
fault.
My troubleshooting seems to be pointing towards a problem with the
network. Sharing similar, or even the same, media from other machines on
the same network (100Mb/s, switched) happens without a problem.
I'm using the `e100` driver (82562EZ chipset Intel NIC)
`ping -f` from another machine to this new machine does not show any
problems with performance
Any suggestions or pointers for where I should look next?
All feedback is appreciated!
0. Dell Dimension 110, Celeron 2.53GHz w/256kb cache, 512MB RAM
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