FreeBSD as a Business Server

Sat Apr 4 02:15:04 PDT 2009

>
> Samba3 performs excellend nowadays. You should have no trouble at all serving 
> 20 workers. In my setup (7.1-release/amd64/dual x2 3800 amd cpu/gigabit) smb 
> generates only 3-5% cpu load when reading at 50MB/sec.


below 10% CPU when reading 8MB/s through fast ethernet link on 
PIII/500

>
> I would also recommend running swat (zee /etc/inetd.conf), it can really help 
> creating a nice and tailored smb.conf file for you via a webinterface.

i would rather recommend

man smb.conf