XP machines dropping connection to WIN7

[jonmyk]

I have a network with 6 Win7 machines and 3 XP machines with a WIN7 "server" for sharing files. I can connect to the WIN7 "server" with the XP machines but they then drop connection and the only way to reconnect is to reboot the "server". Even after losing connection I can ping the server by IP and name and I can see all of the devices from any Win7 machine and if I do net view I can see all of the devices in XP.

Firewalls are turned off currently, tried netbios, tried turning off simple file sharing (XP), etc. I've done the same setup previously at other sites with absolutely no problems so what gives?

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated as the customer is getting anxious and I'm getting frustruated.

"The only problem with common sense is that it's not that common

 

[rclarke250]

use a real server OS? like home server 2011 or 2008 sp2? good luck getting xp to be consistent with windows 7 based anything, or you could get a small nas, if it's just there to share files from, small little linux based one, with a web interface, create a shared drive on all the computers.

 

[hairlessupportmonkey]

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[goombawaho]

I don't think there was an answer provided to the question. I know of a lot of people that are doing this for a few computers in a small office and "buying a server OS" is really not an answer from a financial or IT Support perspective. I'm actually going to do this for a small customer soon.

I've also seen this problem mentioned before, so it would be nice if there was an answer provided. I DON'T think the answer is "not doable". Please try what they did in this thread AND REPORT BACK so that I/we will have this valued info if it's a fix.

http://forums.techguy.org/networking/963622-solved-xp-machines-lose-connectivity.html

 

[goombawaho]

Do we have any updates on this? I'm getting ready to implement with the registry tweaks that were recommended.

 

[linney]

Are you running into too many connections from a XP view?


Too many network connections !?
thread779-1071243


Require more than 10 logins - How
thread779-962365

 

[jonmyk]

Here's what I did and it worked even though I was told it doesn't make a difference. I changed 2 registry keys on the "server" and have not had a dropped connection since.

I found this online in a blog and it worked with no other apparent issues so far:....

"I think i finally found the solution after 2 weeks of googling. Apparently the difference
between a and a standard windows operating system is the resource
allocation. When running a standard xp, or 7 computer for file sharing, the following
changes need to me made to the registry.
02. Then locate the first key:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory
Management\LargeSystemCache
03. By default this value is probably set to “0” and needs to be changed to “1”
04. Then locate the following key:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\Size
05. By default this value is probably also “0” and needs to be changed to “3”


"The only problem with common sense is that it's not that common

 

[goombawaho]

You didn't get that answer from my reply/suggestion???? It was what I suggested.