slow folder browsing on VPN vs Window (AFPvsSMB-well not really)
Wondering if there is anyway to speed up any Macs that are browsing across a VPN. Well the issue is not the VPN per say but more the way apple browses network directories.
I have a 10.6.8 server that shares a directory structure for my organization. In house computers have no problems with speed, as they are on the local lan. Now throw VPN into the scenario.
I understand fully that connection accross the VPN will depend on many factors, one of which being the service provider etc...
If I take a Mac (iMac 2010 running 10.6.8) and connect to the AFP OR SMB share, it seems to take forever to browse the directory structure just to get to the file the end user wants.
Same office and same VPN, browse the shared drive on a windows XP machine, and directory browsing is lightning fast.
It also seems the the opening (which I never recommend to my users) or copying of a file seems to take approx. the same amount of time, whether in mac or windows, it is the "getting to the file" that takes forever.
On the mac side, it is barely faster to connect over SMB, however still nothing close to as fast as the windows machine. Does this seem normal? and is there anything I can do for my Mac counter parts to speed up this process?
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Please let me know what additional information you need.
Server is hosting SMD, AFP, iCAL, iCHAT, AddressBook, DNS, WEB on XServe running 10.6.8.
X-Serve, iMac - Various years, Macbook Pro 2010, iPhone, AIX, Windows 7, Mac OS X (10.6.8)