[Samba] Second Windows Computer Disconnects First

[AndyLiebman at aol.com]

Hi, 

I'm setting up a Linux machine to use as a file server for a small group of 
windows machines. 

Like many of the folks who write to this list, I'm having all kinds of 
difficults getting the Windows machines to be able to access the Linux shares. 

In my case, the most frustrating thing is that all of my Windows machines and 
users can access the Linux shares SOMETIMES. But typically, if one computer 
accesses the shared folder, and then another one accesses it, the first 
computer gets disconnected. 

Does anybody have any insights into why this is happening? 

All of my windows computers have their own unique computer names. And the 
usernames that are set up for each machine are different (and match the Unix 
names and samba names and passwords  that I have on the Linux machine). 

Does this have anything to do with the samba server being the "preferred 
master"? And why, when my Linux machine is running, do I so frequently see "logged 
off" windows machines in Network Neighborhood. This is something that I never 
see when the Linux machine is shut down. It's as if the Linux machine is 
taking control of keeping track of who is and who isn't on the network -- and it 
doesn't do as good a job of updating compared to the way windows stays current. 

Help would be appreciated. 

Andy Liebman