LevelOne GNS-1001 - Manual (Page 32)

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6 Service
6.1 Share Folder
6.1.1 Service Management
Service Status: Enable / Disable share folder service.
Master browser: Enable / Disable master browser.
Oplocks option: Enable / Disable the opportunistic lock.
Archive option: Enable / Disable the network recycle bin.
Notes:
Oplock: An opportunistic lock, or oplock, is a mechanism that is designed to allow
clients to dynamically alter their buffering strategy in a consistent manner in order to
increase performance and reduce network use. The network performance for remote
file operations may be increased if a client can locally buffer file data, which reduces
or eliminates the need to send and receive network packets. For example, a client may
not have to write information into a file on a remote server if the client confirms that
no other process is accessing the data. Likewise, the client may buffer read-ahead data
from the remote file if the client confirms that no other process is writing data to the
remote file.