Thanks for the answers so far but I haven't been able to come up with an solution yet :( Some new info (see bottom of email for history): 1. I upgraded to 2.0.10 on my Mandrake 8.0, no change to the transfer problem. 2. I attempted to ftp a file from the Win 98SE PC to my Samba Server, didn't work. So I can assume that it is not specifically Samba problem. 3. I have changed the NIC cards in both the Win98SE machine and the Linux server, no change. 4. Now here's the funny one...I made a quick install of ZipSlack 7.1 on my work laptop to help narrow down the problems. I sent up Samba 2.0.3 and voila...I have no transfer problems to speak of to the Slackware Samba machine. So this makes me think that it may be a problem on the Mandrake 8.0 machine...don't know for sure. 5. I then set up Redhat 7.1 on a separate partition on my server. Set it up to run and boom, doesn't transfer. So now my server has had both Mandrake8.0 and Redhat7.1 and both have the same problem. 6. As a last resort, I am looking for a distro to put on top of my Win98SE that can check once and for all if the problem is in my Win98SE. (I just need a distro that can work with my Netgear FA311 NIC.) If I can FTP something from the machine running Linux...then it's Win98. If I can't...well it's either the wiring (which I've checked) or the Linux server. Any ideas? Kevin Foss Ottawa, Canada Hi Don First, I'm glad you're using samba on mdk ;o) I would also suspect something wrong in the configuration of you win98SE box. Have you tried to transfer files through ftp from windows to linux, just for checking it works properly? Also, I strongly suggest you to update your samba 2.0.7 from the mandrake mirrors with 2.0.10, as there is a security issue on that specific version. The update can be found here: ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/mandrake/updates/8.0 (or any other mirror listed here:) http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3 The security advisory concerning samba on 8.0 can be found here: http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-062.php3?dis=8.0 Also, there is an unsupported 2.2.X version for 8.0 here: http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~staburet/samba/RPMS/8.0/ or here: http://www.cae.co.za/~bgmilne/mandrake/samba/samba-2.2.2-mdk80/ but remember it's not officially supported on 8.0. Cheers, Sylvestre Taburet Le Mercredi 28 Novembre 2001 17:02, MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1) a ?crit :> Well, that's wierd... > Question; you have 2 win98se boxes that do NOT have this problem, and > 1 that does. If you put in the exact same card from a win98se box > that WORKS into the one that doesn't, does it still fail? And if it > does, take a look at the driver for the card in the win98se box that > fails compared to the one that works - is the driver the same revision? > are the parameters for the driver the same? If not, try copying the > driver from the working pc over to the bad pc, and updating the driver > in the device manager.... > I'm no pc expert, but it does sound more like a driver/hw issue on the > win98se pc than anything in Mandrake... > If the above (at the card and driver level) don't take care of it, > check the tcpip settings between the two machines in the registry,although> this is a long shot... > Don > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Foss.KS@forces.ca [mailto:Foss.KS@forces.ca] > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:45 AM > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: Samba 2.0.7 and Win98SE > > > I have been having an irritating problem with my home network. My > network consists of 1 PC running Mandrake 8.0 as the file server withSamba> 2.0.7, three PCs running Win98SE and one PC running Win XP. > I have had the network running for almost two years in various OS > configurations and for the most part have had smooth operations. However, > my problem comes when I try and copy, move, or save any files over 15KB to > the Samba shares from one specific Win98SE PC. I can perform actions on > the Samba shares and move them to the Win98SE PC but not the other way > around. What makes this so confusing is that I can have no problems moving > files on or off this machine from any other PC including the server. Ican> mount the Windows share with Samba and pull them from Win98SE PC. Aswell,> this Win98SE PC has absolutely no problems transferring files from any PC > except the Linux machine. The Samba log file for this machine states that > there was a "read socket error" in the util_sock.c" file and that the > "connection was reset by peer". > Now to add another twist, I have put three different PCI ethernet > adapters into the Win98SE PC and all have the same issue. But, I tried a > USB Ethernet adapter on this machine and it works perfectly (although very > slow). I have moved the network adapter around into different PCI slots > and each card had difference chipsets. I have physically checked the Cat5> cable and connection and there are no issues with the line quality. > > Could my problem be associated with a transmit buffer setting on my > Win98SE machine or a read buffer setting in Samba? The message in the log > file would drive me to believe that it is a problem on the Win98SEmachine.> However, it could be anything and I can't figure out which machine the > problem resides on. My only guess is that there is an issue with the size > of the transfer and that when I use the USB Ethernet adapter, the transfer > is slow enough not to overrun any buffers. > > Any help would be appreciated. I will attempt to get my smb.conf > file if needed. > > Kevin Foss > Ottawa, Canada-- Sylvestre Taburet - Project Manager Mandrakesoft S.A. - 43, rue d'Aboukir, 75002 Paris - FRANCE +33 (1) 40 41 00 41 - http://www.linux-mandrake.com
Bad port on a Hub / Router?> Thanks for the answers so far but I haven'tbeen able to come up with an> solution yet :( > > Some new info (see bottom of email forhistory):> 1. I upgraded to 2.0.10 on my Mandrake 8.0, nochange to the transfer> problem. > 2. I attempted to ftp a file from the Win 98SEPC to my Samba Server,> didn't work. So I can assume that it is notspecifically Samba problem.> 3. I have changed the NIC cards in both theWin98SE machine and the> Linux server, no change. > 4. Now here's the funny one...I made a quickinstall of ZipSlack 7.1 on> my work laptop to help narrow down theproblems. I sent up Samba 2.0.3 and> voila...I have no transfer problems to speakof to the Slackware Samba> machine. So this makes me think that it maybe a problem on the Mandrake> 8.0 machine...don't know for sure. > 5. I then set up Redhat 7.1 on a separatepartition on my server. Set> it up to run and boom, doesn't transfer. Sonow my server has had both> Mandrake8.0 and Redhat7.1 and both have thesame problem.> 6. As a last resort, I am looking for a distroto put on top of my> Win98SE that can check once and for all if theproblem is in my Win98SE. (I> just need a distro that can work with myNetgear FA311 NIC.) If I can FTP> something from the machine runningLinux...then it's Win98. If I> can't...well it's either the wiring (whichI've checked) or the Linux> server. > > Any ideas? > > Kevin Foss > Ottawa, Canada > > > Hi Don > > First, I'm glad you're using samba on mdk ;o) > I would also suspect something wrong in theconfiguration of you win98SE> box. > Have you tried to transfer files through ftpfrom windows to linux, just for> > checking it works properly? > > Also, I strongly suggest you to update yoursamba 2.0.7 from the mandrake> mirrors with 2.0.10, as there is a securityissue on that specific version.> > The update can be found here: >ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/mirrors/mandrake/updates/8.0> (or any other mirror listed here:) > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/ftp.php3 > > > The security advisory concerning samba on 8.0can be found here:>http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-062.php3?dis=8.0> > Also, there is an unsupported 2.2.X versionfor 8.0 here:>http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~staburet/samba/RPMS/8.0/> or here: >http://www.cae.co.za/~bgmilne/mandrake/samba/samba-2.2.2-mdk80/> > but remember it's not officially supported on8.0.> > Cheers, > Sylvestre Taburet > > > Le Mercredi 28 Novembre 2001 17:02, MCCALL,DON(HP-USA,ex1) a écrit :> > Well, that's wierd... > > Question; you have 2 win98se boxes that doNOT have this problem, and> > 1 that does. If you put in the exact samecard from a win98se box> > that WORKS into the one that doesn't, doesit still fail? And if it> > does, take a look at the driver for the cardin the win98se box that> > fails compared to the one that works - isthe driver the same revision?> > are the parameters for the driver the same?If not, try copying the> > driver from the working pc over to the badpc, and updating the driver> > in the device manager.... > > I'm no pc expert, but it does sound morelike a driver/hw issue on the> > win98se pc than anything in Mandrake... > > If the above (at the card and driver level)don't take care of it,> > check the tcpip settings between the twomachines in the registry,> although > > this is a long shot... > > Don > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Foss.KS@forces.ca[mailto:Foss.KS@forces.ca]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:45 AM > > To: samba@lists.samba.org > > Subject: Samba 2.0.7 and Win98SE > > > > > > I have been having an irritating problemwith my home network. My> > network consists of 1 PC running Mandrake8.0 as the file server with> Samba > > 2.0.7, three PCs running Win98SE and one PCrunning Win XP.> > I have had the network running for almosttwo years in various OS> > configurations and for the most part havehad smooth operations. However,> > my problem comes when I try and copy, move,or save any files over 15KB to> > the Samba shares from one specific Win98SEPC. I can perform actions on> > the Samba shares and move them to theWin98SE PC but not the other way> > around. What makes this so confusing is thatI can have no problems moving> > files on or off this machine from any otherPC including the server. I> can > > mount the Windows share with Samba and pullthem from Win98SE PC. As> well, > > this Win98SE PC has absolutely no problemstransferring files from any PC> > except the Linux machine. The Samba logfile for this machine states that> > there was a "read socket error" in theutil_sock.c" file and that the> > "connection was reset by peer". > > Now to add another twist, I have put threedifferent PCI ethernet> > adapters into the Win98SE PC and all havethe same issue. But, I tried a> > USB Ethernet adapter on this machine and itworks perfectly (although very> > slow). I have moved the network adapteraround into different PCI slots> > and each card had difference chipsets. Ihave physically checked the Cat> 5 > > cable and connection and there are no issueswith the line quality.> > > > Could my problem be associated with atransmit buffer setting on my> > Win98SE machine or a read buffer setting inSamba? The message in the log> > file would drive me to believe that it is aproblem on the Win98SE> machine. > > However, it could be anything and I can'tfigure out which machine the> > problem resides on. My only guess is thatthere is an issue with the size> > of the transfer and that when I use the USBEthernet adapter, the transfer> > is slow enough not to overrun any buffers. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. I willattempt to get my smb.conf> > file if needed. > > > > Kevin Foss > > Ottawa, Canada > > -- > Sylvestre Taburet - Project Manager > Mandrakesoft S.A. - 43, rue d'Aboukir, 75002Paris - FRANCE> +33 (1) 40 41 00 41 -http://www.linux-mandrake.com> > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to thefollowing URL and read the> instructions:http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba>-