Well as a further to my last, I broke down and put a copy of Win98SE on a
spare HDD in my Mandrake server box. First moment it was up and running, I
tried to transfer the files between the two problem computers and BINGO! It
worked. So sadly I must assume that the problem must lie on my Linux server
:(
As I have previously tried both Mandrake 8.0 and Redhat 7.1 and end up with
the same transfer problem, I must assume that the problem is down in the
2.4.x kernels. I know that previous installations of RH6.2 and Slackware
7.0 have worked. I know it is not a Samba problem, but something further
down in the network layer that is making the two PCs not talk properly.
I am going to start by putting RH6.2 on a separate partition and seeing if
it resolves the issues.
As an aside, a recent message to the list has someone with error that the
"file path was too deep". I got this same message in WinXP after I
upgraded
the Win98SE machine.
I still haven't lost faith in Linux cause Windows has way more problems that
I've had with Linux so far.
Kevin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Foss Capt KS@CLS DLR@Ottawa-Hull
> Sent: December 3, 2001 8:22 AM
> To: 'samba@lists.samba.org'
> Subject: Was: Win98SE and Samba 2.0.10 Problems
>
> Well the weekend didn't bring any solutions to this unhappy camper. I
> spent most of my time trying to narrow down the problem again. I started
> out by installing a quick copy of ZipSlack on the Win98SE machine to
> determine once and for all if the problem was a Windows problem or not.
> Well, I tried a simple FTP from the ZipSlack to my Mandrake 8.0 server and
> it hung up like in Windows. So I can pretty much say that the problem
> would reside in the hardware.
>
> So to recap:
> 1. I can use Samba, http, ftp, telnet, etc. and transfer data properly
> between my Mandrake 8.0 server to all machines except the Win98SE PC.
> 2. The Win98SE PC can transfer files everywhere except to the Mandrake
> 8.0 server. The Win98SE PC can retrieve files from the server. The
> Win98SE PC cannot put files on the server.
> 3. The Samba log file shows that the connection was reset by peer.
> 4. I have changed distributions to Redhat 7.1 on the server to see if
> there was an issue with the distro. No issue.
> 5. I have upgraded from Samba 2.0.7 to 2.0.10 with no solution to the
> problem.
> 6. I have changed the ethernet cards in the server and the Win98SE PC,
> no solutions.
> 6. I have changed OS on the Win98SE PC to ZipSlack and the same problem
> occurs.
> 7. I can transfer files that are less than 16K from the Win98SE
> machines to the server, but when transferring larger files Windows
> complains about losing the network resource or device.
> 8. The transfer problems occur on both Samba and FTP transfers.
> 9. I have hooked a laptop up to the same cable and wall jack as the
> Win98SE PC and file transfers aren't a problem.
> 10. I have moved just about every cable on the hub and it makes no
> different at all to any machine.
> 11. Lastly, if I hook up my little USB Ethernet device to the Win98SE,
> there are no problems, I can transfer anything I want.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas as to what could be causing the problems?
> Seems to me to be a buffering problem in that anything over 15K gets lost.
> However, as I have changed the NICs to one from other manufacturers
> without any resolution.
>
> Could this be a PCI bus problem? If so, how do I check it?
>
> PC Overview:
>
> Win98SE Mandrake 8.0 Server
> P3/866 P2/233
> 256MB 228MB
> 15GB + 30GB HDD 2GB + 30GB HDD
> ATI All-in-Wonder 128/32MB Matrox Mystique 220
> Netgear FA311 NIC Realtek RTL8029 NIC
> SB128 Ensoniq SB Vibra 16
> IBM Travan 20GB Zip 100MB
> USR V90 V/F/D Modem USR V90 F/D Modem
>
>
> This is getting to be a real pain in the ...
>
> Can anybody help out?
>
> Kevin Foss
> Ottawa, Canada
>
