[Samba] Problems with Windows 2003 connecting a Samba server

Tue May 29 21:13:12 GMT 2007

Am Dienstag, 29. Mai 2007 22:12 schrieb Chan Jason:
> Hi list,
>    I am encountering a problem in connecting a Windows 2003 to a Samba
> 3.0.21b server. The Samba server is configured to have a security =
> share option, so that no password is needed. I can connect to the
> server by typing "net use z: \\192.168.51.1\data", and it is
> successful. However, if I try to do "dir z:", no file found! Same
> behaviour are found in Windows operation, i.e. type
> "\\192.168.51.1\data" under Run box in Start Menu. Strangely, another
> server with 3.0.14a does not have such problem, and another Windows XP
> does not have such problem too! They can view the files in share
> easily.
> 
> Here comes the log file:
> [2007/05/30 04:13:15, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(885)
>   192.168.2.37 (192.168.2.37) closed connection to service data
> [2007/05/30 04:15:35, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(693)
>   192.168.2.37 (192.168.2.37) connect to service data initially as
> user nobody (uid=99, gid=99) (pid 30283)
> [2007/05/30 04:17:00, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(885)
>   192.168.2.37 (192.168.2.37) closed connection to service data
> [2007/05/30 04:17:00, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(693)
>   192.168.2.37 (192.168.2.37) connect to service data initially as
> user nobody (uid=99, gid=99) (pid 30301)
> [2007/05/30 04:18:08, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(885)
>   192.168.2.37 (192.168.2.37) closed connection to service data
> 
> Here comes the testparm:
> [global]
>         unix charset = big5
>         workgroup = CC
>         netbios name = CCSERVER
>         server string = Samba Server
>         security = SHARE
>         log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>         max log size = 50
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>         printcap name = /etc/printcap
>         dns proxy = No
>         cups options = raw
> 
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         read only = No
>         browseable = No
> 
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         printable = Yes
>         browseable = No
> 
> [data]
>         comment = Public Data
>         path = /data
>         read only = No
>         create mask = 0777
>         guest ok = Yes
> 
> Also here is the traffic log:
>   0.000000 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1902 > microsoft-ds [SYN]
> Seq=2266364078 Ack=0 Win=65535 Len=0
>   0.000356 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1903 > netbios-ssn [SYN]
> Seq=1017632209 Ack=0 Win=65535 Len=0
>   0.010996 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1902 [SYN,
> ACK] Seq=1194648936 Ack=2266364079 Win=5808 Len=0
>   0.011333 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1902 > microsoft-ds [ACK]
> Seq=2266364079 Ack=1194648937 Win=65535 Len=0
>   0.011445 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Negotiate Protocol Request
>   0.011599 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP netbios-ssn > 1903 [SYN,
> ACK] Seq=1190050630 Ack=1017632210 Win=5808 Len=0
>   0.011758 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1903 > netbios-ssn [RST]
> Seq=1017632210 Ack=1017632210 Win=0 Len=0
>   0.022912 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1902 [ACK]
> Seq=1194648937 Ack=2266364216 Win=6432 Len=0
>   0.024424 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 SMB Negotiate Protocol Response
>   0.025427 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Session Setup AndX
> Request, User: EXPRESS-11AIQI4\Administrator; Tree Connect AndX, Path:
> \\192.168.51.1\DATA
>   0.039981 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 SMB Session Setup AndX
> Response; Tree Connect AndX
>   0.040262 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Transaction2 Request
> QUERY_PATH_INFORMATION, Path:
>   0.051879 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 SMB Transaction2 Response
> QUERY_PATH_INFORMATION
>   0.052291 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Transaction2 Request
> FIND_FIRST2, Pattern: \*
>   1.519710 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Transaction2 Request
> FIND_FIRST2, Pattern: \*
>   1.530914 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1902 [ACK]
> Seq=1194652038 Ack=2266364728 Win=7504 Len=0
>  51.023255 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Echo Request
>  51.033769 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1902 [ACK]
> Seq=1194652038 Ack=2266364781 Win=7504 Len=0
>  85.150658 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1902 > microsoft-ds [FIN,
> ACK] Seq=2266364781 Ack=1194649246 Win=65226 Len=0
>  85.169401 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 NBSS NBSS Continuation Message
>  85.169910 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1902 > microsoft-ds [ACK]
> Seq=2266364782 Ack=1194649246 Win=65226 Len=0
>  85.170486 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1904 > microsoft-ds [SYN]
> Seq=3224569487 Ack=0 Win=65535 Len=0
>  85.170724 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1905 > netbios-ssn [SYN]
> Seq=494418265 Ack=0 Win=65535 Len=0
>  85.179785 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1904 [SYN,
> ACK] Seq=1275220318 Ack=3224569488 Win=5808 Len=0
>  85.180158 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1904 > microsoft-ds [ACK]
> Seq=3224569488 Ack=1275220319 Win=65535 Len=0
>  85.180250 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Negotiate Protocol Request
>  85.183753 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP netbios-ssn > 1905 [SYN,
> ACK] Seq=1269633862 Ack=494418266 Win=5808 Len=0
>  85.183982 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 TCP 1905 > netbios-ssn [RST]
> Seq=494418266 Ack=494418266 Win=0 Len=0
>  85.191855 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1904 [ACK]
> Seq=1275220319 Ack=3224569625 Win=6432 Len=0
>  85.193117 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 SMB Negotiate Protocol Response
>  85.194151 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Session Setup AndX
> Request, User: anonymous; Tree Connect AndX, Path: \\192.168.51.1\IPC$
>  85.208996 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 SMB Session Setup AndX
> Response; Tree Connect AndX
>  85.211152 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Session Setup AndX
> Request, User: EXPRESS-11AIQI4\Administrator; Tree Connect AndX, Path:
> \\192.168.51.1\DATA
>  85.224557 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 SMB Session Setup AndX
> Response; Tree Connect AndX
>  85.224909 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Transaction2 Request
> QUERY_PATH_INFORMATION, Path:
>  85.236465 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 SMB Transaction2 Response
> QUERY_PATH_INFORMATION
>  85.236938 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Transaction2 Request
> FIND_FIRST2, Pattern: \*
>  86.510090 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Transaction2 Request
> FIND_FIRST2, Pattern: \*
>  86.519567 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1904 [ACK]
> Seq=1275223532 Ack=3224570399 Win=8576 Len=0
>  96.526425 192.168.2.37 -> 192.168.51.1 SMB Tree Disconnect Request
>  96.536065 192.168.51.1 -> 192.168.2.37 TCP microsoft-ds > 1904 [ACK]
> Seq=1275223532 Ack=3224570438 Win=8576 Len=0
> 
> (Yes, they are in 2 subnets because they are connected by an IPSec
> tunnels.. however other client that does not exhibit the problem are
> under the same tunnel!)
> 
> If a level 10 log is needed, just tell me and I will post it here.
> 
> Any help is appeciated. Thanks very much!
> 
> Regards,
> Jason Chan

Hi Jason,

have a look at http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2005-July/108767.html.
Does that approach solve your needs?

Cheers, Guenter