id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
194	Very flaky client operation	Doug Bissett	nobody	"I have SAMBA installed in 4 different systems, and two versions of eCS in each (eCS 2.0, and eCS 2.1). I use SAMBA server (I have tried various versions, with the same results), but the server does not seem to be the cause of the problems. If I use indows (7 or XP) as the client, I don't see these problems, so I assume that it is the eCS client that is causing trouble.

A typical scenario is:
Open the client, and wait for the Network neighbourhood to populate (usually happens in about 20 seconds, or never). Refresh works about 1% of the time, even when the window is already populated.

I normally use a saved config to attach things. That works as long as everything is set up properly (the usual case).

Okay, now I have a drive object (Q:) to work with. When I open that, it shows the drive, and I need to expand the window to see more. If I try to do that too quickly, nothing happens for a few seconds (or sometimes never). When it does work, I can now see the share name, with a Plus sign that can be expanded (again, as long as I wait for a few seconds before trying it). My shares on each machine are for each drive. When it works, the drives appear, usually withing about 5 seconds. Sometimes, it shows part of them, and the system is locked. During the time that it takes to display the shares, I am locked out of the system. When it fails to complete the display (about 50% of the time), the only way to recover, is to force a reboot.

Okay, if I get far enough to show all of the drive shares, I usually want to open the largest drive (about 250GB, with about 155 GB free). I click the Plus sign, and wait. Very often, it shows the first directory, with a connecting line to the second position, but no second directory. It sits there for about a minute, and continues, but only sometimes. While it is in that state, there is no IP activity, very low CPU usage, and everything is locked. About 10% of the time, it never continues, and I must force a reboot. If it does continue, it will pause a couple of times before completing the directory listing. Sometimes stopping forever when it does pause. That means that I get a complete directory listing, with a still usable system, about 70% of the time. The rest of the time, a forced reboot is the only way out.

This is most annoying, and if I am in a hurry, and don't wait for it, it almost always hangs the system. This also happens when trying to connect to the local SAMBA server (on the same machine), so it doesn't seem to be a problem with the network, and other things (FTP server, RSync, etc.) work as expected.

From the SAMBA client Help-> About:
Samba Client Versions:
File system EVFS Version 1.002
Plugin file M:\ecs\dll\ndpsmb.dll
Plugin Vendor Netlabs.org
Plugin Revision 2.01.1.2
Plugin Date/Time 15 Mar 2012 16:23:43
Plugin Build Machine HerwigB
Plugin Language Code en
Plugin File Version 2.1
Plugin Description NDPSMB - SMBFS NetDrive External Plugin Build GA
Commandline utility path M:\ecs\system\samba
Commandline utilities Version 3.3.16-eCS 1.1.1-675
EVFSGUIVersion 2.1.3 [2011-09-13]

This seems to be the most reliable combination.

What can I do to assist you to get this fixed?  Thanks..."	defect	closed	Feedback Pending	Netdrive plugin 2.2.x	Samba Client Plugin	3.0.34	lack of feedback