I am running Debian Woody, with us3.samba.org's Samba 3 sources added to my apt-sources. 3.0.2a was the first version of Samba installed. The SMB.conf is used off of a previous "Test" system, then updated to reflect changes in the network as it stands now.
The server is fairly bare, with just minimal packages installed. It's only use is for file-sharing and one Access database sharing. (Soon it will also host a MySQL database, hence the horsepower.) It is on a Tyan 2880S motherboard with dual Broadcom GbE ethernet cards, TG3 module. Kernel is 2.4.25-K7-SMP custom, Samba is 3.0.2a
I went to copy files over from our old server to the new one via the network...
System 1 (pdr, Win98SE) Select files, copy, select new directory on new server, paste. Files copy, re-map network drive, everything's happy.
System 2 (My computer, Win2k Pro) Same as above. Slower because my laptop is a piece of garbage, but it's always been that way, even copying local to server.
System 3 (Server, Win2k Pro) Same as above for "programs" share, used for network copies of various programs we use. (ACT, MS Office, etc.) 5.7GB worth of information. Was doubling as a test to make sure the two systems can see each other, as the old server will be used as a jury-rigged nightly-updated mirror in case of panic.
System 4 (lab, Win98SE, Via Rhine II NIC) Same as above. Gets about 1/2 way through copying files (800MB of Excel files), and the following occurs:
Client beeps: "Cannot create or replace [filename]: The network is busy.
Server log: "[2004/03/26 15:06:23, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_socket_data(342)
read_socket_data: recv failure for 4. Error = Connection reset by peer
At which point, the client needs to be completely rebooted before it will re-connect to the server.
Added the new server to the WINS list of the client, and started using a domain logon. Error persisted.
On this last try, I decided to monitor the progress with smbstatus while the files copied over. First time I ran smbstatus, the client beeped, and the error occured immediately, much sooner in the process than normal.
I've tried everything I can think of. We don't have problems of this nature with that system connecting to the old server (Win2k Pro. We were a tiny company then.) I would just break it up into smaller sections, but I would rather fix the problem than workaround if possible. Right now I'm moving over less-used information. However, we are stretching the limits of the old server rapidly, and need to finish the transition soon.
The last time I noticed this problem was using Samba 2.999 on Xandros 1.0. Same network, using it as a testbed. Reformatting the system and re-installing Xandros from scratch worked like a charm. Purge / re-install of Samba did not. However, at this point a purge/reinstall of the OS is not an option. Going back to Xandros is also not an option, as it was causing other problems.
Also, last time stress-testing Samba by streaming an MP3/OGG playlist would cause this several times a day. I tried the same earlier with no problems from pdr. I'm not ruling out a network problem, but it would be nice to find out more about the specific error so I know where to focus my troubleshooting.
***Begin smb.conf***
[global] workgroup=DM.NET server string=%h server (Samba %v) load printers=no printcap name=cups printing=cups print command=lp -d %p %s; rm %s # invalid users=root log file=/var/log/samba/log.%m max log size= syslog=0 security=USER encrypt passwords=yes socket options=TCP_NODELAY dns proxy=no passwd program=/usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat=*EntersnewsUNIXspassword:* %nn *RetypesnewsUNIXspassword:* %nn . obey pam restrictions=yes preserve case=yes case sensitive=no short preserve case=yes os level=65 domain master=yes prefered master=yes wins support=yes local master=yes domain logons=yes name resolve order=lmhosts wins bcast host add user script=/usr/sbin/useradd -d /dev/null -g 100 -s /bin/false -M %u veto oplock files=/*.mdb/*.xls/*.mp3/*.ogg/ passdb backend = tdbsam guest username map = /etc/samba/users.map interfaces = eth0
[lab] public=no browseable=yes path=/shared/lab writeable=yes write list=[userlist removed] valid users=[userlist removed] max connections=0 available=yes create mask=0666 directory mask=0777
Chad Vincent
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