Set Dave to "Prefer DNS"

By default Dave uses NetBIOS first for name resolution. The CFR network limits many aspects of NetBIOS, which causes Dave to perform poorly. By following these instructions you can re-configure Dave to "Prefer DNS", which will dramatically increase it's performance.

IHow to modify the Library/Preferences/com.thursby.DAVE.cifsd.plist file to set the 'Prefer DNS' flag to TRUE.

1. Launch the Terminal application from the Applications/Utilities folder. At the prompt type:
   sudo killall cifsd <enter>
   sudo chmod ugo+rw /Library/Preferences/com.thursby.DAVE.cifsd.plist <enter>
2. If you are using Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger) type the following command. If not, go to step 3.
   plutil -convert xml1 /Library/Preferences/com.thursby.DAVE.cifsd.plist <enter>
3. Type the following command
   open -e /Library/Preferences/com.thursby.DAVE.cifsd.plist <enter>
4. You should now have a TextEdit window open. Search for the text "<key>Name Service</key>". You should see text something like:
   
   <key>Name Service</key>
   <dict>
   <key>Bcast Retry Count</key>
   <integer>2</integer>
   
5. Paste the following text in the line below the <dict> field after the <key>Name Service</key>
   <key>Prefer DNS</key>
   <true/>
6. Your window should have something like:
   
   <key>Name Service</key>
   <dict>
   <key>Prefer DNS</key>
   <true/>
   <key>Bcast Retry Count</key>
   <integer>2</integer>
7. Save the text file and exit.
8. Reboot the machine.