I'm not aware of any further SMB2 or Op Lock problems with Windows 7 / Server 2008 now that they have been service packed, however that's not to say there isn't an issue with the Samba implementation of SMB2. I'd be interested to hear of any real-world issues with IPV6 ... I've seen it cause speed issues sometimes but that's all.
On Sat, Jan 21, 2012, at 08:50 AM, Tracy Pearson wrote: > Christof Wollenhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > >> I spoke with another VFP developer in the office and he recalls > >Christof > >> had > >> warned about this, and the locking being a problem. > >> > > > >Good memory! :) That was over ten years ago. Samba would confirm a > >delete > >operation and the next second complain that the file still existed. > >Locks > >would not be released or set later than expected resulting in multiple > >locks of the same record. However, Samba has come a long way since. > > > >These days SMB2, opportunistic locking and IPv6 is what is causing most > >problems on Samba and Windows servers alike. > > > >Christof > > > > I'll be sure to look at the second XP machine to see if IP V6 is on it. > SMB 2 would only be on the Windows 7 machine. > One added note. The problem does not occur on every file. It is usually > the smaller files that are accessed it quick spurts. It could very well > be the RLOCK() that makes it start. Once one of the workstations gets it > on the file, the two workstations that show the behavior will constantly > show it. > -- > Tracy Pearson > PowerChurch Software > Sent with K-9 Mail. > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
