Re: CIFS Not Responding Error On Working System

[Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>]

On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:13:05 -0500
Shirish Pargaonkar <shirishpargaonkar-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 2:27 PM, Mike <miked-yxPvCyoe84a+XT7JhA+gdA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > Hopefully I am submitting this to the correct email list.  I have been doing
> > Google searches and haven't found anyone that has the same string in their
> > log file, so I'm looking for help on this issue.
> >
> > Recently I lost my hard drive and had to reinstall Debian.  I am now getting
> > these errors in /var/log/syslog and I can't figure out why:
> > Apr 28 11:57:05 rockenfield kernel: [1479867.192022] CIFS VFS: Server peart
> > has not responded in 300 seconds. Reconnecting...
> >
> > The weird thing is that there are no problems.  I can view the shares on the
> > remote Windows machine (peart is WinXP 64 SP2) with no problems whatsoever.
> >  Also my Windows machine can see my samba shares as well, so both directions
> > work fine and I'm not sure why these messages are occurring.
> >
> >
> > Here is my /etc/fstab (samba/cifs mounts only, trimmed to applicable
> > content):
> > //peart/mp3  /mnt/peart/mp3 cifs
> > defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> > //peart/software  /mnt/peart/software cifs
> > defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> > //peart/backup  /mnt/peart/backup cifs
> > defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> > //peart/dvd  /mnt/peart/dvd cifs
> > defaults,credentials=/etc/samba/smbpass.peart,_netdev 0 0
> >
> >
> > Here is my /etc/samba/smb.conf:
> > [global]
> >   workgroup = HOME_NETWORK
> >   netbios name = ROCKENFIELD
> >   server string = %h server - Debian GNU/Linux
> >   dns proxy = no
> >   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
> >   interfaces = 192.168.123.0/24 eth1
> >   bind interfaces only = yes
> >   hosts allow = 192.168.123.
> >   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> >   max log size = 1000
> >   syslog = 0
> >   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
> >   security = user
> >   encrypt passwords = true
> >   passdb backend = tdbsam
> >   obey pam restrictions = yes
> >   unix password sync = yes
> >   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:*
> > %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
> >   pam password change = yes
> >   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> > [homes]
> >   comment = Home Directories
> >   browseable = no
> >   read only = no
> >   create mask = 0700
> >   directory mask = 0700
> >   valid users = %S
> > [printers]
> >   comment = All Printers
> >   browseable = no
> >   path = /var/spool/samba
> >   printable = yes
> >   guest ok = no
> >   read only = yes
> >   create mask = 0700
> > [print$]
> >   comment = Printer Drivers
> >   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
> >   browseable = yes
> >   read only = yes
> >   guest ok = no
> >
> >
> > I am running Debian wheezy/testing (7.0).  The kernel version is
> > 2.6.38-2-amd64.  Samba version is 3.5.8~dfsg-1 (obtained from "dpkg -l |
> > grep samba").  This is just a home network, so I don't have a Domain
> > Controller or anything fancy.  It's just a Debian box and a WinXP box and
> > I'm sharing files/directories on each side.
> >
> > Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thanks!
> > -MikeD
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> 
> May be some issues like firewall etc.?
> Can you capture wireshark traces on either side and see if you see
> any network in response to a mount reuqest from a cifs client?

To be clear...

What sort of host is "peart" here? WinXP?
-- 
Jeff Layton <jlayton-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>