Redhat 8 / XP - "Semaphore period timeout" error msg.

[tenplusplus]

Hello,

I have a question regarding my home network. It contains 3 XP machines (Client1, Client2, Client3) and one Redhat 8 machine (linuxquest) that I'm trying to set up as a file server. The Redhat machine is running Samba 2.2.5.

I have Samba set to be in the same workgroup as the XP machines. I have no problem pinging linuxquest from all three of the clients. An icon even appears in the Mshome network folder under Windows explorer. If I issue the command "net view," I get a list with linuxquest present. However, if I do anything else from the XP clients (mounting a file tree on linuxquest, or click on the network icon), I get a Windows error message saying, "Semaphore period timed out."

Has anyone had any problems like this before?

Additionally, I have my log level set to 3, and have perused the log files. It is clear that the request is being made to Samba, but not exactly what its response.

I have included my SWAT-generated smb.conf file at the end of this message. I would *greatly* appreciate any help on this matter. Thank you!

Matt


# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from UNKNOWN (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2002/12/18 17:02:33

# Global parameters
[global]
coding system =
client code page = 850
code page directory = /usr/share/samba/codepages
workgroup = MSHOME
netbios name =
netbios aliases =
netbios scope =
server string = Samba Server
interfaces =
bind interfaces only = No
security = USER
encrypt passwords = Yes
update encrypted = No
allow trusted domains = Yes
hosts equiv =
min passwd length = 5
map to guest = Never
null passwords = No
obey pam restrictions = Yes
password server =
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
root directory =
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
passwd chat debug = No
username map =
password level = 0
username level = 0
unix password sync = Yes
restrict anonymous = No
lanman auth = Yes
use rhosts = No
admin log = No
log level = 3
syslog = 1
syslog only = No
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
timestamp logs = Yes
debug hires timestamp = No
debug pid = No
debug uid = No
protocol = NT1
large readwrite = No
max protocol = NT1
min protocol = CORE
read bmpx = No
read raw = Yes
write raw = Yes
nt smb support = Yes
nt pipe support = Yes
nt status support = Yes
announce version = 4.5
announce as = NT
max mux = 50
max xmit = 65535
name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
max packet = 65535
max ttl = 259200
max wins ttl = 518400
min wins ttl = 21600
time server = No
unix extensions = No
change notify timeout = 60
deadtime = 0
getwd cache = Yes
keepalive = 300
lpq cache time = 10
max smbd processes = 0
max disk size = 0
max open files = 10000
read size = 16384
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
stat cache size = 50
use mmap = Yes
total print jobs = 0
load printers = Yes
printcap name = /etc/printcap
disable spoolss = No
enumports command =
addprinter command =
deleteprinter command =
show add printer wizard = Yes
os2 driver map =
strip dot = No
mangling method = hash
character set =
mangled stack = 50
stat cache = Yes
domain admin group =
domain guest group =
machine password timeout = 604800
add user script =
delete user script =
logon script =
logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
logon drive =
logon home = \\%N\%U
domain logons = No
os level = 20
lm announce = Auto
lm interval = 60
preferred master = Auto
local master = Yes
domain master = Auto
browse list = Yes
enhanced browsing = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins proxy = No
wins server =
wins support = Yes
wins hook =
kernel oplocks = Yes
lock spin count = 3
lock spin time = 10
oplock break wait time = 0
add share command =
change share command =
delete share command =
config file =
preload =
lock dir = /var/cache/samba
pid directory = /var/run/samba
utmp directory =
wtmp directory =
utmp = No
default service =
message command =
dfree command =
valid chars =
remote announce =
remote browse sync =
socket address = 0.0.0.0
homedir map = auto.home
time offset = 0
NIS homedir = No
source environment =
panic action =
hide local users = No
winbind uid =
winbind gid =
template homedir = /home/%D/%U
template shell = /bin/false
winbind separator = winbind cache time = 15
winbind enum users = Yes
winbind enum groups = Yes
winbind use default domain = No
comment =
path =
alternate permissions = No
username =
guest account = nobody
invalid users =
valid users =
admin users =
read list =
write list =
printer admin =
force user =
force group =
read only = Yes
create mask = 0744
force create mode = 00
security mask = 0777
force security mode = 00
directory mask = 0755
force directory mode = 00
directory security mask = 0777
force directory security mode = 00
force unknown acl user = 00
inherit permissions = No
inherit acls = No
guest only = No
guest ok = No
only user = No
hosts allow = Computer2,lq-2,Traveler
hosts deny =
status = Yes
nt acl support = Yes
block size = 1024
max connections = 0
min print space = 0
strict allocate = No
strict sync = No
sync always = No
write cache size = 0
max print jobs = 1000
printable = No
postscript = No
printing = lprng
print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
lpq command = lpq -P%p
lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
lppause command =
lpresume command =
queuepause command =
queueresume command =
printer name =
use client driver = No
default devmode = No
printer driver =
printer driver file = /etc/samba/printers.def
printer driver location =
default case = lower
case sensitive = No
preserve case = Yes
short preserve case = Yes
mangle case = No
mangling char = ~
hide dot files = Yes
hide unreadable = No
delete veto files = No
veto files =
hide files =
veto oplock files =
map system = No
map hidden = No
map archive = Yes
mangled names = Yes
mangled map =
browseable = Yes
blocking locks = Yes
csc policy = manual
fake oplocks = No
locking = Yes
oplocks = Yes
level2 oplocks = Yes
oplock contention limit = 2
posix locking = Yes
strict locking = No
share modes = Yes
copy =
include =
exec =
preexec close = No
postexec =
root preexec =
root preexec close = No
root postexec =
available = Yes
volume =
fstype = NTFS
set directory = No
wide links = Yes
follow symlinks = Yes
dont descend =
magic script =
magic output =
delete readonly = No
dos filemode = No
dos filetimes = No
dos filetime resolution = No
fake directory create times = No
vfs object =
vfs options =

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[tmp]
comment = For testing purposes only
path = /export/samba/test

[lqWeb]
comment = Language Quest Web Files
path = /home/samba
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

 

[tenplusplus]

One additional bit of information is that I have disabled my fire wall on the Redhat machine, since this is a secure network. However, every time I reboot the machine, the fire wall has been reset. I read about using the 'service' command to disable ipchains, but this doesn't seem to work on Redhat 8.

Thanks again!

Matt

 

[tenplusplus]

Well, if anyone is actually reading this thread, I wanted to say that I have solved my own problem. Under SWAT I had named all three of the XP machines in the Hosts Allow box. I removed them from that area and everything was solved. Now I can share files across the network to and from the Redhat 8 machine with no problem. Hope this helps someone out!

 

[Trekkie]

Thanks for the info...it tell me as well



Trek