Laggy problems with ftpdaemon & problems with computer shares

["linux linux" <elw_linux hotmail com>]

Hm, in my own lan I've got 2 Win98 machines running tcp-ip, netbui, 
microsoft network client & sharing protocols om my 3c905b card(s). My Linux 
computer runs dhcp (192.168.1.5-> 200), apache, glftpd, samba (with 
masterbrowser & domaincontroller enabled). This one also has a 3c905b (3com) 
card.

My machines are connected via 100 mbit full duplex to my switch which is 
running cut through switching and no spanning tree algoritm or anything else 
like that. I got 3 - 3.5 MB's of transfer (ide disks).

I got 2 problems:
1. My glftpd is suddenly lagging agressively.. It takes from 2 - 3 minutes 
for a client to connect to the computer after receiving "Socket connected. 
Waiting for connection". After that waiting everything is at it's normal 
fast and furious speed (2-3 MB / sec).
Connecting via localhost is normal so it has something to do with connection 
from another host. I don't have a clue of what I did to make it this laggy.. 
Any tips for what I should be looking for?

2. This weekend me and some friends connected up for some lan-gaming.. I 
made my shares on the Win98 computers as well as the Linux ones available to 
everyone. Most of the other dudes there did the same. Everyone got their ip 
from my box. Everything ran as planned execept for when we browsed the 
network neighbourhood.. No-one could click on a machine and see those shares 
at all! It worked when we tried \\x.x.x.x in the RUN menu in win98. Everyone 
could access everyones shares. All my computers were working fine (between 
those 3 as it has always done in my home lan) but I had problems accessing 
others shares as they had with accessing mine.. Why didn't this work as 
planned? Why did we have to access each machine via tcp-ip in the RUN menu 
and not via computername when it works and has always done in my lan?

ElW


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