[Samba] error message after long connect with windows client(s)

[Alexey Lobanov]

Hello.

On 2 Nov 2003 at 11:42, todd at nhaparts.com wrote:

> My Windows XP clients can connect and map my shares to drives on their
> machines with no problems, but sometimes after being connected for a
> couple days they suddenly cannot access the share. They receive an error
> message stating that it cannot connect to the server.

> This is only solved by rebooting the RH server, which is problematic
> because this is in an office with around 8 clients and it also runs the
> web and email server.

Please try

[global]
   keepalive = 0
   socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE=0

in Samba server. I have very similar trouble, but not exactly same, and I am 
still not sure in diagnosis. _Seems_, it helps.  Success report will be 
appreciated.

Alexey