[Samba] windows packet drop problem

[Braam Greyling]

Hi all,

I replaced a window$ 2000 server with a SuSE 8.0 installation running 
Samba. 

info xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx = our.internal.ip.addresses

The Server have the following duties:

1. Provides DHCP for the internal network xxx.xxx.xxx.64 to 
xxx.xxx.xxx.128 netmask 255.255.255.192  

2. the server also acts as the file and login server for the internal 
windows and linux network. 

The default gateway of the internal network is xxx.xxx.xxx.65 which 
is running on an old FreeBSD firewall. 

My problem is:
When I use one of the internal windows 98SE or XP pc's , it seems 
like packets are dropped.
For instance when I ping an address outside the firewall, let's say 
xxx.xxx.xxx.7, I get good response times but after a few pings, some 
of the pings stays unanswered. 
Even when I fixed the IP of the windows PC, the packets were still 
dropped. 

BUT, when I use a linux PC on the internal network, (was not log on 
to the samba server) with a fixed IP, xxx.xxx.xxx.123 no packets are 
dropped. 

I do not think it is a problem with the SuSE DHCP as it occurs with a 
fixed IP windows pc also. Unless there is some setting I have to make 
on the windows machines. 

Hope you can help. 

Regards
Braam