SMB sharing drops connection in Windows 7/Vista/XP
So interesting tidbit here. Apple Enterprise still hasn't gotten back to me with an answer on this one.
I have file sharing set up, a couple of different folders with some simple permissions. Nothing fancy. All shares work perfect under AFP and SMB on any Mac in the office. However, I have found on both Windows XP/Vista/7, large file transfers seem to drop the connection saying that either the file has changed or it was renamed or something along those lines, basically, it errors out and I can either skip the file or cancel the transfer. I've tested it on multiple machines with all same results. Here's a kicker, I even clean installed Windows 7 on two machines (so I know there are no software/hardware issues or malware) and it will exhibits the same behavior.
Any thoughts? I've done the exact same transfer either via Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi on the Mac using both protocols with no issues. I have a simple network:
- Cisco Gb Ethernet Router
- Cisco Gb Ethernet Switch (all traffic, including the server and all clients go through this switch, it is an unmanaged switch)
- Linksys A/B/G/N WAP
- Mac mini running 10.8.2 and 2.2.1 server (has all correct DNS and certificate settings)
The only thing I can think of is perhaps an issue with the PCs (which are 10/100) and the Gb Ethernet? Everything for the server appears to be functioning just fine?
Mac mini (Mid 2011), OS X Server