[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
All: Not sure if this is an XP Pro issue or a samba issue. I am running v3.0.3 of the samba server acting as a Domain controller and file server. The problem that I run into is that every once in a while, while connected to the network the network shares go offline. I am running XP Pro SP2 and I am not really sure where to start to troubleshoot this. I wrote in about a similar thing just yesterday. We're using Samba 3.02 on about 40 Linux servers and our users are complaining about the same thing once in a while. Really only on a few machines. But the symptom is there. Seems to happen more with SP2 than it happened with SP1 -- but that's not a scientific observation. In a couple of cases, we could see in the /var/log/messages that the "link beat" was being lost continually. Replacing cables and switches between Server and Client got rid of that problem (we don't know which element was causing the problem, but making everything new fixed it). But a few other users are still complaining about these random disconnections and we are not sure either how to troubleshoot. We have asked users to carefully document exactly when the disconnections occur -- and on what machine and subnet -- so that we can look for clues in the logs. But so far, nothing in the logs is sticking out. Not all machines on a given pathway from Server to Client disconnect at the same time -- so unless it's a "last cable" problem it's not likely to be a hardware issue. BTW, we're running the 2.6.6 kernel on a mainly Mandrake distribution. Hopefully, somebody who reads these postings will have a clue or two. Regards, Andy Liebman -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba