Subject: [netatalk-admins] netatalk performance
From: Ron Creamer (ron@pageworks.com)
Date: Mon Nov 08 1999 - 13:09:13 EST
I have a company here in Boston/Cambridge in the graphic arts field. We
move around a lot of multi-megabyte files every few minutes. Years ago,
when I was sysadmin, I had a lot of our network running Linux, but as we
grew and hired sysadmns, we inevitably went mostly to NT. I'm not
retaking control of our infrastructure and am exploring Linux as a
serious alternative again.
I've set up a test server running the latest RedHat 6.1 release. It is
connected to a nice 100mbit switch in 100mbit/full duplex mode. FTP
tests show an incredible 80 mbit/sec thruput, so I know my hardware is
ok.
My test Mac is a brand new G4 running 8.6, also connected to the switch. On
large file
Finder copies, I'm getting a very respectable 25-30 mbit/second
throughput to an existing NT server running Macintosh File services.
Sure I'd hoped that the new netatalk setup would match or even beat
these speeds, but I'm only getting 2-3 mbit/second throughput from my G4
to the Linux netatalk server. I think I'm doing something wrong, but I
can't tell what it is. If I can come close to my existing NT speeds, I'd
love to tell Bill Gates to take a hike.
If 2-3 mbit/second is all I should expect with Appleshare IP, then just
let me know and don't read any more. Otherwise, I'll try to explain my
configuration.
Red Hat 6.1 (cartman) release
Dual PPro 200, Ultra Wide SCSI 7200 RPM SCSI
100 mbit Intel Pro Adapter
I found and installed the "netatalk-1.4b2+asun2.1.3-6.i386.rpm" rpm I
found, which I assume is the latest.
Config files are in "/etc/atalk"
atalkd.conf:
Only has the following, automatically put there, which is a correct
representation of our zones:
eth0 -phase 2 -net 10-17 -addr 15.137 -zone "HQMacP2" -zone "COLOR"
-zone "DTMac
P2" -zone "HQNT" -zone "HQUnixP2" -zone "HSMacP2" -zone "IMA"
afpd.conf
halloween -tcp -noddp -noguest -loginmesg "Welcome To Linux AFP TCPIP!"
*Note, my thinking here was that perhaps I was using older appletalk,
instead of IP, so I tried to disable the older ddp
config:
# Appletalk configuration
# Change this to increase the maximum number of clients that can
connect:
AFPD_MAX_CLIENTS=30
# Change this to set the machine's atalk name:
ATALK_NAME=`echo ${HOSTNAME}|cut -d. -f1`
# Set which daemons to run:
PAPD_RUN=yes
AFPD_RUN=yes
# Control whether the daemons are started in the background
ATALK_BGROUND=yes
AppleVolumes.defualt:
~ "Home Directory"
/usr/local "Halloween's /usr/local tree"
/tmp "Halloween's tmp dir"
AppleVolumes.system:
*no changes
/etc/services:
It seems to have put the appropriate service ports automatically:
at-rtmp 201/tcp # AppleTalk routing
at-rtmp 201/udp
at-nbp 202/tcp # AppleTalk name binding
at-nbp 202/udp
at-echo 204/tcp # AppleTalk echo
at-echo 204/udp
at-zis 206/tcp # AppleTalk zone
information
at-zis 206/udp
afpovertcp 548/tcp # AFP over TCP
afpovertcp 548/udp # AFP over TCP
Finally, here's an odd behavior:
In the G4 Mac's chooser, I see the server "localhost" shows up in the
HQMacP2 zone (the default zone). I'm not sure if this is because my
Linux box is DHCPd or what. But I've been mounting the
directories/shares by clicking the "Enter tcp/ip address" which is
(edited) in the chooser and mounting volumes this way.
Thanks
-Ron
617/374-6042
ron@pageworks.com
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