[Samba] Re: read_data: read failure for 4 bytes

[Alexandre Domont - AUF]

Koen Linders a écrit :
> I've been looking around for the same problem for some time. I'm quite 
> sure, but anyone correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> It has something to do with windows clients (win2K, XP) trying to get 
> a connection on port 139 and 445. If windows gets a connection on port 
> 445, port 139 is dropped and the error appears in the log. Microsoft 
> OS prefer 445 over 139 (bypassing NetBIOS overhead).
>
> You could avoid this by putting smb ports = 139 in the [global], it 
> forces clients to use NetBIOS services. However smbd and nmbd daemon 
> failed to start for me that way, but it should really work. I didn't 
> gave it a lot time testing, since the error is more of a notification.
>
> I hope this helps.
> Koen Linders
>
Thanks Koen, I try this on...

Regards

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Alexander