[Samba] winxp samba problem

[Mark Adams]

Have you tried to use an ethernet cable, just to confirm it is not a
wireless issue?

On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 08:18:06PM -0400, Frank Muller wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> I have a newly loaded WinXP/SP2 laptop connecting to a FC6 samba share.  The
> first 2-3 accesses to the share work fine but then it goes south.
> 
> The access times are extremely long.  I did a tcpdump on the FC6 box and see
> constant samba traffic between the laptop
> and the server when there is no actively on the laptop.  I have a different
> laptop running WinXP which doesn't behave
> in the same manner.  After a 2-3 minutes, the network traffic stops and I
> can resume using the laptop.  During this period, the
> laptop appears to be hung.  Connection between the two is via wifi.  I don't
> see any other problems while using the network.
> 
> Both boxes are updated to the latest and greatest.  Samba is
> samba-3.0.24-4.fc6, samba-client-3.0.24-4.fc6, samba-common-3.0.24-4.fc6
> 
> Extensive googling has found nothing helpfully.
> 
> Below is my smb.conf
> 
> [global]
> 
> oplocks = no
>   workgroup = MONKEY
>   server string = Data Server
>   security = user
>   hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
>   load printers = yes
> cups options = raw
>   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>   max log size = 100
>   dns proxy = no
> 
> [printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   path = /usr/spool/samba
>   browseable = no
>   guest ok = no
>   writable = no
>   printable = yes
> [data]
>   comment = Data share
>   path = /data1/smbshare
>   valid users = smbuser
>   public = no
>   writable = yes
>   printable = no
> [video]
>   comment = Video share
>   path = /data2/video
>   valid users = smbuser
>   public = no
>   writable = yes
>   printable = no
> 
> Thanks for your help.
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