Have you tried to use an ethernet cable, just to confirm it is not a
wireless issue?

On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 08:18:06PM -0400, Frank Muller wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I have a newly loaded WinXP/SP2 laptop connecting to a FC6 samba share. The
> first 2-3 accesses to the share work fine but then it goes south.
>
> The access times are extremely long. I did a tcpdump on the FC6 box and see
> constant samba traffic between the laptop
> and the server when there is no actively on the laptop. I have a different
> laptop running WinXP which doesn't behave
> in the same manner. After a 2-3 minutes, the network traffic stops and I
> can resume using the laptop. During this period, the
> laptop appears to be hung. Connection between the two is via wifi. I don't
> see any other problems while using the network.
>
> Both boxes are updated to the latest and greatest. Samba is
> samba-3.0.24-4.fc6, samba-client-3.0.24-4.fc6, samba-common-3.0.24-4.fc6
>
> Extensive googling has found nothing helpfully.
>
> Below is my smb.conf
>
> [global]
>
> oplocks = no
> workgroup = MONKEY
> server string = Data Server
> security = user
> hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
> load printers = yes
> cups options = raw
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> max log size = 100
> dns proxy = no
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /usr/spool/samba
> browseable = no
> guest ok = no
> writable = no
> printable = yes
> [data]
> comment = Data share
> path = /data1/smbshare
> valid users = smbuser
> public = no
> writable = yes
> printable = no
> [video]
> comment = Video share
> path = /data2/video
> valid users = smbuser
> public = no
> writable = yes
> printable = no
>
> Thanks for your help.
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Mark,

Haven't had a chance yet. But I did another dump using tethereal.

I see this error when I start browsing the share QUERY_PATH_INFO, Error:
STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND:

2.706835 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 TCP ds-srvr > microsoft-ds [ACK]
Seq=9196 Ack=8728 Win=16321 Len=0
4.884499 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB Tree Connect AndX Request, Path:
\\JEEP\DATA
4.886527 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 SMB Tree Connect AndX Response
4.888069 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB Trans2 Request, QUERY_PATH_INFO,
Query File Basic Info, Path:
4.888644 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 SMB Trans2 Response, QUERY_PATH_INFO
4.890105 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB Trans2 Request, FIND_FIRST2,
Pattern: \*
4.891165 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP [TCP segment of a reassembled
PDU]
4.891228 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 SMB Trans2 Response, FIND_FIRST2,
Files: . .. music photos apps audrey mac xbox multimedia tmp updates video
xfer books .DS_Store audio-books itunes-nano music-import itunes-nano-photos
ringtones .Trashes
4.893501 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 TCP ds-srvr > microsoft-ds [ACK]
Seq=9444 Ack=11242 Win=17520 Len=0
4.996208 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB Trans2 Request, QUERY_PATH_INFO,
Query File Basic Info, Path: \desktop.ini
4.996656 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 SMB Trans2 Response,
QUERY_PATH_INFO, Error: STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND
4.999923 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB NT Create AndX Request, Path:
5.000532 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 SMB NT Create AndX Response, FID:
0x219c
5.002086 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB Trans2 Request, QUERY_PATH_INFO,
Query File Internal Info, Path:
5.002660 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 SMB Trans2 Response, QUERY_PATH_INFO
5.004921 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB NT Trans Request, NT NOTIFY,
FID: 0x219c
5.044514 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP microsoft-ds > ds-srvr [ACK]
Seq=11460 Ack=9806 Win=43952 Len=

Then it starts spewing:

1859.291288 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 TCP 4392 > microsoft-ds [ACK]
Seq=166804 Ack=29002677 Win=17520 Len=0
1859.291455 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 TCP 4392 > microsoft-ds [ACK]
Seq=166804 Ack=29005597 Win=17520 Len=0
1859.293708 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 TCP 4392 > microsoft-ds [ACK]
Seq=166804 Ack=29008517 Win=17520 Len=0
1859.299933 192.168.1.19 -> 192.168.1.10 SMB Read AndX Request, FID: 0x28fb,
32768 bytes at offset 28246016
1859.300376 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP [TCP segment of a reassembled
PDU]
1859.300435 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP [TCP segment of a reassembled
PDU]
1859.300551 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP [TCP segment of a reassembled
PDU]
1859.300693 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP [TCP segment of a reassembled
PDU]
1859.300818 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP [TCP segment of a reassembled
PDU]
1859.300940 192.168.1.10 -> 192.168.1.19 TCP [TCP segment of a reassembled
PDU]

Thanks for your help.

On 4/17/07, Mark Adams wrote:
>
> Have you tried to use an ethernet cable, just to confirm it is not a
> wireless issue?
>
> On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 08:18:06PM -0400, Frank Muller wrote:
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I have a newly loaded WinXP/SP2 laptop connecting to a FC6 samba
> share. The
> > first 2-3 accesses to the share work fine but then it goes south.
> >
> > The access times are extremely long. I did a tcpdump on the FC6 box and
> see
> > constant samba traffic between the laptop
> > and the server when there is no actively on the laptop. I have a
> different
> > laptop running WinXP which doesn't behave
> > in the same manner. After a 2-3 minutes, the network traffic stops and
> I
> > can resume using the laptop. During this period, the
> > laptop appears to be hung. Connection between the two is via wifi. I
> don't
> > see any other problems while using the network.
> >
> > Both boxes are updated to the latest and greatest. Samba is
> > samba-3.0.24-4.fc6, samba-client-3.0.24-4.fc6, samba-common-3.0.24-4.fc6
> >
> > Extensive googling has found nothing helpfully.
> >
> > Below is my smb.conf
> >
> > [global]
> >
> > oplocks = no
> > workgroup = MONKEY
> > server string = Data Server
> > security = user
> > hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.
> > load printers = yes
> > cups options = raw
> > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> > max log size = 100
> > dns proxy = no
> >
> > [printers]
> > comment = All Printers
> > path = /usr/spool/samba
> > browseable = no
> > guest ok = no
> > writable = no
> > printable = yes
> > [data]
> > comment = Data share
> > path = /data1/smbshare
> > valid users = smbuser
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> > printable = no
> > [video]
> > comment = Video share
> > path = /data2/video
> > valid users = smbuser
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> > printable = no
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
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