samba - Jan 2003 - Fileaccess-Problem Samba <--> Win2k

Hi all

We installed Samba 2.2.3a to host files for the computers of our 
secretary-office. Our secretaries are using Win2k computers, mostly Excel.

Win2k - German - SP3
Excel2k Pro - German - SP3

We have the following problem:

If they try to open files using Workplace-Directory-Folders they get following 
error: Once in a while Excel hangs after opening three or four files. 

If they try to open the files within Excel the error doesn't occur.

Has anyone seen this problem before ?  
Is it a error in our configuration or is it a problem between this Samba-Ver. 
and Win2k?

Greets Heiko
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# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from xxx.xxx.bremen.de (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)
# Date: 2002/09/19 16:29:56

# Global parameters
[global]
	workgroup = XXXXX
	interfaces = xxx.xxx.xxx.xx/255.255.255.0
	encrypt passwords = Yes
	map to guest = Bad User
	username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
	socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
	character set = ISO8859-15
	domain logons = Yes
	os level = 100
	domain master = True
	valid users = user1, user2, user3, user4, nobody 
	directory mask = 0777
	printing = lprng
	oplock contention limit = 0

[share]
	comment = Shared Directory
	path = /home/shared
	username = user1, user2, user3, user4, nobody
	valid users = @xxxxxx
	read list = @xxxxxx
	write list = @xxxxxx
	force group = @xxxxxx
	read only = No
	create mask = 0777
	force create mode = 0777
	force security mode = 0777
	force directory mode = 0777
	force directory security mode = 0777
	guest ok = Yes

[tmp]
	comment = Linux CD-ROM
	path = /tmp

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/tmp
	create mask = 0600
	printable = Yes
	browseable = No

it may be a samba problem...
i recommend you upgrade to 2.2.7a
(there are debs available at samba.org - dunno exactly where you'll have
to search)

this might be an oplock problem  - you could turn oplocks off on the
share to see if things improve

brad
On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 05:07, Heiko Schellhorn wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> We installed Samba 2.2.3a to host files for the computers of our 
> secretary-office. Our secretaries are using Win2k computers, mostly Excel.
> 
> Win2k - German - SP3
> Excel2k Pro - German - SP3
> 
> We have the following problem:
> 
> If they try to open files using Workplace-Directory-Folders they get
following
> error: Once in a while Excel hangs after opening three or four files. 
> 
> If they try to open the files within Excel the error doesn't occur.
> 
> Has anyone seen this problem before ?  
> Is it a error in our configuration or is it a problem between this
Samba-Ver.
> and Win2k?
> 
> Greets Heiko
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Bradley W. Langhorst <brad@langhorst.com>