FW: Was: Win98SE and Samba 2.0.10 Problems

[Foss.KS at forces.ca]

Well as a further to my last, I broke down and put a copy of Win98SE on a
spare HDD in my Mandrake server box.  First moment it was up and running, I
tried to transfer the files between the two problem computers and BINGO! It
worked.  So sadly I must assume that the problem must lie on my Linux server
:(

As I have previously tried both Mandrake 8.0 and Redhat 7.1 and end up with
the same transfer problem, I must assume that the problem is down in the
2.4.x kernels.  I know that previous installations of RH6.2 and Slackware
7.0 have worked.  I know it is not a Samba problem, but something further
down in the network layer that is making the two PCs not talk properly.

I am going to start by putting RH6.2 on a separate partition and seeing if
it resolves the issues.

As an aside, a recent message to the list has someone with error that the
"file path was too deep".  I got this same message in WinXP after I upgraded
the Win98SE machine.  

I still haven't lost faith in Linux cause Windows has way more problems that
I've had with Linux so far.

Kevin

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Foss Capt KS at CLS DLR at Ottawa-Hull 
> Sent:	December 3, 2001 8:22 AM
> To:	'samba at lists.samba.org'
> Subject:	Was: Win98SE and Samba 2.0.10 Problems
> 
> Well the weekend didn't bring any solutions to this unhappy camper.  I
> spent most of my time trying to narrow down the problem again.  I started
> out by installing a quick copy of ZipSlack on the Win98SE machine to
> determine once and for all if the problem was a Windows problem or not.
> Well, I tried a simple FTP from the ZipSlack to my Mandrake 8.0 server and
> it hung up like in Windows.  So I can pretty much say that the problem
> would reside in the hardware.
> 
> So to recap:
> 1.	I can use Samba, http, ftp, telnet, etc. and transfer data properly
> between my Mandrake 8.0 server to all machines except the Win98SE PC.
> 2.	The Win98SE PC can transfer files everywhere except to the Mandrake
> 8.0 server.  The Win98SE PC can retrieve files from the server.  The
> Win98SE PC cannot put files on the server.
> 3.	The Samba log file shows that the connection was reset by peer.
> 4.	I have changed distributions to Redhat 7.1 on the server to see if
> there was an issue with the distro.  No issue.
> 5.	I have upgraded from Samba 2.0.7 to 2.0.10 with no solution to the
> problem.
> 6.	I have changed the ethernet cards in the server and the Win98SE PC,
> no solutions.
> 6.	I have changed OS on the Win98SE PC to ZipSlack and the same problem
> occurs.
> 7.	I can transfer files that are less than 16K from the Win98SE
> machines to the server, but when transferring larger files Windows
> complains about losing the network resource or device.
> 8.	The transfer problems occur on both Samba and FTP transfers. 
> 9.	I have hooked a laptop up to the same cable and wall jack as the
> Win98SE PC and file transfers aren't a problem.
> 10.	I have moved just about every cable on the hub and it makes no
> different at all to any machine.
> 11.	Lastly, if I hook up my little USB Ethernet device to the Win98SE,
> there are no problems, I can transfer anything I want.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing the problems?
> Seems to me to be a buffering problem in that anything over 15K gets lost.
> However, as I have changed the NICs to one from other manufacturers
> without any resolution.
> 
> Could this be a PCI bus problem?  If so, how do I check it?
> 
> PC Overview:
> 
> Win98SE			Mandrake 8.0 Server
> P3/866				P2/233
> 256MB				228MB
> 15GB + 30GB HDD		2GB + 30GB HDD
> ATI All-in-Wonder 128/32MB	Matrox Mystique 220
> Netgear FA311 NIC		Realtek RTL8029 NIC
> SB128 Ensoniq			SB Vibra 16
> IBM Travan 20GB		Zip 100MB
> USR V90 V/F/D Modem		USR V90 F/D Modem
> 
> 
> This is getting to be a real pain in the ...
> 
> Can anybody help out?
> 
> Kevin Foss
> Ottawa, Canada
>