From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:01:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:00:53 -0500 Received: from neon-gw-l3.transmeta.com ([63.209.4.196]:16910 "EHLO neon-gw.transmeta.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:00:47 -0500 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: "H. Peter Anvin" Subject: Re: Slow start -- Linux vs. NT -- it's time to acknowledge the problem! Date: 30 Nov 2001 12:00:14 -0800 Organization: Transmeta Corporation, Santa Clara CA Message-ID: <9u8oge$tbq$1@cesium.transmeta.com> In-Reply-To: <1007137256.1244.0.camel@aurora> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Disclaimer: Not speaking for Transmeta in any way, shape, or form. Copyright: Copyright 2001 H. Peter Anvin - All Rights Reserved Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Followup to: <1007137256.1244.0.camel@aurora> By author: "Trever L. Adams" In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > On Fri, 2001-11-30 at 11:02, Jessica Blank wrote: > > Sooo... having the Windows-type person remove NetBEUI and Windows > > filesharing (SMB) would fix this if this is indeed the cause of problems? > > > > Partially. SMB can be an ok netizen given that you disable NetBEUI and > possibly IPX. It won't be the best netizen, but it won't be so insanely > broken. > Indeed. Note that even Microsoft have been recommending running SMB over TCP/IP and disabling other protocols for many years now; starting in Win98 this is the default configuration. -hpa -- at work, in private! "Unix gives you enough rope to shoot yourself in the foot." http://www.zytor.com/~hpa/puzzle.txt