hello all, it is the first tie i get error with samba wich i cannot solve. hope full anyone can help me with this issue. spec of my server: Opteron 242, 4 GB Ram, external storage over scsi RHEL 4 x86_64 smaba version 3.0.10-1.4E ( i tries 3.0.14a, too, no difference) here is the problem: when i copy ~500 mb data ( or more) to my server, all windows machines stop transferring data i get the error "file bla bla cannot be.. The given Network Name is no longer available. " or i get "resource is not available anymore". the last thing i get in the log of ip-logfile is: got message type 0x0 of len 0xf040 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091) Transaction 14346 of length 61508 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 5] lib/util.c:show_msg(486) [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 5] lib/util.c:show_msg(496) size=61504 smb_com=0x2f smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=24 smb_flg2=51207 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=65279 smb_uid=100 smb_mid=2050 smt_wct=14 smb_vwv[ 0]= 255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[ 1]=57054 (0xDEDE) smb_vwv[ 2]= 6165 (0x1815) smb_vwv[ 3]=16384 (0x4000) smb_vwv[ 4]= 2666 (0xA6A) smb_vwv[ 5]=65535 (0xFFFF) smb_vwv[ 6]=65535 (0xFFFF) smb_vwv[ 7]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[ 8]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[ 9]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[10]=61440 (0xF000) smb_vwv[11]= 64 (0x40) smb_vwv[12]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[13]= 0 (0x0) smb_bcc=61441 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886) switch message SMBwriteX (pid 4132) conn 0x2aeecb40 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 4] smbd/uid.c:change_to_user(194) change_to_user: Skipping user change - already user [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 3] smbd/reply.c:reply_write_and_X(2593) writeX fnum=6165 num=61440 wrote=61440 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 5] lib/util.c:show_msg(486) [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 5] lib/util.c:show_msg(496) size=47 smb_com=0x2f smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=136 smb_flg2=51201 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=65279 smb_uid=100 smb_mid=2050 smt_wct=5 smb_vwv[ 0]= 255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[ 1]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[ 2]=61440 (0xF000) smb_vwv[ 3]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[ 4]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[ 5]= 0 (0x0) smb_bcc=0 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 6] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(449) write_socket(22,51) [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 6] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(452) write_socket(22,51) wrote 51 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 6] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1090) got message type 0x0 of len 0xf040 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(1091) Transaction 14347 of length 61508 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 5] lib/util.c:show_msg(486) [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 5] lib/util.c:show_msg(496) size=61504 smb_com=0x2f smb_rcls=0 smb_reh=0 smb_err=0 smb_flg=24 smb_flg2=51207 smb_tid=1 smb_pid=65279 smb_uid=100 smb_mid=2112 smt_wct=14 smb_vwv[ 0]= 255 (0xFF) smb_vwv[ 1]=57054 (0xDEDE) smb_vwv[ 2]= 6165 (0x1815) smb_vwv[ 3]=12288 (0x3000) smb_vwv[ 4]= 2667 (0xA6B) smb_vwv[ 5]=65535 (0xFFFF) smb_vwv[ 6]=65535 (0xFFFF) smb_vwv[ 7]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[ 8]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[ 9]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[10]=61440 (0xF000) smb_vwv[11]= 64 (0x40) smb_vwv[12]= 0 (0x0) smb_vwv[13]= 0 (0x0) smb_bcc=61441 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(886) switch message SMBwriteX (pid 4132) conn 0x2aeecb40 [2005/08/08 12:17:57, 4] smbd/uid.c:change_to_user(194) change_to_user: Skipping user change - already user -- _______________________________________ FACHHOCHSCHULE SALZBURG GmbH Salzburg University of Applied Sciences Andreas Sartori Systems Engineer IS Information Services Schillerstra??e 30 | 5020 Salzburg | Austria fon: +43 (0)662 4665-652 | fax: -659 web: www.fh-salzburg.ac.at WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE! _______________________________________