Very slow when copy files to Window Server by SMB

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Very slow when copy files to Window Server by SMB

I have a Windows Server 2003 as a file server, at first mac client connect it whith no problem by SMB , but now, just copy a 5kb jpg file to the windows server will cost more than 5min, then we set up Apple Share on windows with errors, but Apple Share can be seen on windows, and mac client use AFP still can not see share folder, and I find error log as:
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Event Type: Information
Event Source: MacFile
Event Category: None
Event ID: 12057
Date: 2007-11-5
Time: 18:23:38
User: N/A
Computer: OMBJSV10
Description:
Number of files and folders in volume "MACFile" is greater than 65535. Older Macintosh clients may not function correctly in this situation due to Macintosh volume limitation.
For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
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All of the mac client is OS X 10.4.8 or later(the PowerMac G5 or new MacPro),
Is there anyone know how to solve this problem

MacPro, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Nov 5, 2007 8:59 PM

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Nov 6, 2007 6:57 AM in response to ac57

I use many SMB shares at my office and the only speed issues I encounter are due to network bandwidth and overall server load. In other words, no different from an SMB client on any OS.

How many Windows PCs also connect to this server? Do the two groups use different segments of the network? Swap one of the Macs and one of the Windows PCs so they're in each other's previous segment, and do your speed tests again.

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