tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post6123144627474889010..comments2024-02-08T11:00:53.069-06:00Comments on Gordon's Tech: XP doesn't like my OS X SMB shareJGFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-369349318484269202009-02-18T15:53:00.000-06:002009-02-18T15:53:00.000-06:00I agree Dude, except I'd also add that Microsoft's...I agree Dude, except I'd also add that Microsoft's implementation of SMB is broken.<BR/><BR/>In other words, SMB is just broken.<BR/><BR/>Apple's SMB though, is even more broken -- so "beyond broken". I don't know how Linux SMB is, but since NAS boxes are supposed to work and I think they run Linux SMB I assume Apple's implementation is uniquely broken.<BR/><BR/>A good point to remember when one hears of Apple's astounding brilliance. Their brilliance is only relative, and not as obvious as late as it once was.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-10414113344179719982009-02-18T13:34:00.000-06:002009-02-18T13:34:00.000-06:00Apple's implementation of SMB is beyond broken. I...Apple's implementation of SMB is beyond broken. I gave up on it along time ago and installed NFS on my Winblows machine. That lets me mount it over the network and works like a champ.The Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344942504509270004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-23544764672845742342009-02-18T08:37:00.000-06:002009-02-18T08:37:00.000-06:00Thanks Charles, that looks like a great tip. My ex...Thanks Charles, that looks like a great tip. My experience has been that SMB file sharing doesn't work all that well in pure XP environments (which is why Microsoft itself wrote robocopy), but when OS X tries to be the server things are even worse.<BR/><BR/>Really, SMB should be buried with a stake through its heart.JGFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580785981874040314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710205.post-65912777064486039242009-02-18T01:16:00.000-06:002009-02-18T01:16:00.000-06:00Gordon: You might try "Teracopy". I've had this ...Gordon: You might try "Teracopy". I've had this installed on my XP machine for quite some time, and I've moved many a large fileset to and from my Macs.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php" REL="nofollow">http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.php</A><BR/><BR/>No guarantee that this will help you overcome what might be network adapter or protocol level issues, but the file transfer resume might at least make a slowed link tolerable.<BR/><BR/>Charles LindsayCharles Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06206248690391197305noreply@blogger.com