Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

[Guest Kevin Schuman]

Ok, i'll start off with my network topology.

 

I have a Windows 2003 Server (SP3) running a 5TB RAID5.

I have 1 Windows XP workstation, 1 Windows 2000 Workstation and one Ubuntu

Linux workstation.

 

Please note I did not have this problem when I was running XP Pro on the

machine that is now running 2003 Server, so I have almost no reason to

believe it is a hardware problem.

 

I am running simple file sharing (This is a home network, I had to go to

2003 to handle GPT volumes unfortunately).

 

I have administrative accounts on all 3 windows machines with administration

permissions and the same password.

 

The Issue:

 

When I login to one of the workstations and transfer a large file off the

server it fails in the middle of the transfer saying "That network resource

is no longer available". If I try again, or try to copy the file from another

workstation it fails at the exact same point. (I have tested this with video

files and the playback ends at the exact same frame every time, but not the

same point in 3 different files, for example at 10 megs in one file and 20

megs along in another file, both of the same size)

 

However, if I login to the server and copy from the server to the

workstation it works fine.

 

Also if I access the server share with the Ubuntu (Linux) box it copies fine

with no errors.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

Hello Kevin,

 

Never heard about SP3 for server 2003, is it a typo? Did you use the latest

NIC drivers for the server and the workstations?

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Ok, i'll start off with my network topology.

>

> I have a Windows 2003 Server (SP3) running a 5TB RAID5.

> I have 1 Windows XP workstation, 1 Windows 2000 Workstation and one

> Ubuntu

> Linux workstation.

> Please note I did not have this problem when I was running XP Pro on

> the machine that is now running 2003 Server, so I have almost no

> reason to believe it is a hardware problem.

>

> I am running simple file sharing (This is a home network, I had to go

> to 2003 to handle GPT volumes unfortunately).

>

> I have administrative accounts on all 3 windows machines with

> administration permissions and the same password.

>

> The Issue:

>

> When I login to one of the workstations and transfer a large file off

> the server it fails in the middle of the transfer saying "That network

> resource is no longer available". If I try again, or try to copy the

> file from another workstation it fails at the exact same point. (I

> have tested this with video files and the playback ends at the exact

> same frame every time, but not the same point in 3 different files,

> for example at 10 megs in one file and 20 megs along in another file,

> both of the same size)

>

> However, if I login to the server and copy from the server to the

> workstation it works fine.

>

> Also if I access the server share with the Ubuntu (Linux) box it

> copies fine with no errors.

>

> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

>

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

>Ok, i'll start off with my network topology.

>

>I have a Windows 2003 Server (SP3) running a 5TB RAID5.

>I have 1 Windows XP workstation, 1 Windows 2000 Workstation and one Ubuntu

>Linux workstation.

>

>Please note I did not have this problem when I was running XP Pro on the

>machine that is now running 2003 Server, so I have almost no reason to

>believe it is a hardware problem.

>

>I am running simple file sharing (This is a home network, I had to go to

>2003 to handle GPT volumes unfortunately).

>

>I have administrative accounts on all 3 windows machines with administration

>permissions and the same password.

>

>The Issue:

>

>When I login to one of the workstations and transfer a large file off the

>server it fails in the middle of the transfer saying "That network resource

>is no longer available". If I try again, or try to copy the file from another

>workstation it fails at the exact same point. (I have tested this with video

>files and the playback ends at the exact same frame every time, but not the

>same point in 3 different files, for example at 10 megs in one file and 20

>megs along in another file, both of the same size)

>

>However, if I login to the server and copy from the server to the

>workstation it works fine.

>

>Also if I access the server share with the Ubuntu (Linux) box it copies fine

>with no errors.

>

>Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

 

Have you installed the hotfix that turns off SNP? It's usually very

troublesome. Make sure your NIC driver is current as well.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Kevin Schuman]

RE: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

> I have a Windows 2003 Server (SP3) running a 5TB RAID5.

 

SP2, fat-fingered :P

 

 

As for the network drivers, all machines are using new Rosewill RTL8169

Gigabit PCI cards, With a realtek driver dated 10/15/2008.

 

It's worth noting that I have put in different network cards and used a

different switch and get the same issue.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

>> I have a Windows 2003 Server (SP3) running a 5TB RAID5.

>

>SP2, fat-fingered :P

>

>

>As for the network drivers, all machines are using new Rosewill RTL8169

>Gigabit PCI cards, With a realtek driver dated 10/15/2008.

>

>It's worth noting that I have put in different network cards and used a

>different switch and get the same issue.

 

Have you installed the hotfix that turns off SNP? It's usually very

troublesome. Make sure your NIC driver is current as well.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Kevin Schuman]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

> Have you installed the hotfix that turns off SNP? It's usually very

> troublesome. Make sure your NIC driver is current as well.

 

I just installed that hotfix and the issue persists.

 

The specific line given is "The specified network name is no longer

available".

 

Also, if I take a specific folder and share it the place in the file where

it fails is different compared to the place where it fails if I am not

sharing it's folder specifically.

[Guest Kevin Schuman]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

WindowsServer2003-KB948496-x86-ENU.exe is the hotfix I assume you mean btw.

> I just installed that hotfix and the issue persists.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

>> Have you installed the hotfix that turns off SNP? It's usually very

>> troublesome. Make sure your NIC driver is current as well.

>

>I just installed that hotfix and the issue persists.

>

>The specific line given is "The specified network name is no longer

>available".

>

>Also, if I take a specific folder and share it the place in the file where

>it fails is different compared to the place where it fails if I am not

>sharing it's folder specifically.

 

Ok, I was starting at the bottom and working up. NIC driver up to

date, yes? What about event viewer, any event IDs in there?

 

With the "The specified network name is no longer available" error, do

you have any Error numbers (i.e., Error 45: The specified network

name..., etc.)?

 

Look at these KB articles as well as there is mention of "The

specified network name is no longer available" in them.

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948732

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923360

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908370

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

>WindowsServer2003-KB948496-x86-ENU.exe is the hotfix I assume you mean btw.

 

Yes.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Kevin Schuman]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

> Ok, I was starting at the bottom and working up. NIC driver up to

> date, yes?

 

The NIC driver is the latest one off Realtek's site.

 

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=4&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true

 

WinXP (WinServer 2003) Driver 669 2008/10/15 256k

 

The card is this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166002 and has the

RTL8169S chipset.

 

> What about event viewer, any event IDs in there?

 

I cleared the event logs on both workstation and server and no new events

came up on either when it failed.

 

> With the "The specified network name is no longer available" error, do

> you have any Error numbers (i.e., Error 45: The specified network

> name..., etc.)?

 

"Cannot Copy Filename: The specified network name is no longer available" is

all it says.

 

> Look at these KB articles as well as there is mention of "The

> specified network name is no longer available" in them.

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948732

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923360

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908370

 

The first two are symantec related, and i'm running no symantec services.

 

As for the third Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection

Sharing (ICS) is not installed, and Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) is

stopped under services.

 

 

Thanks for the help btw. This has been giving me fits for weeks.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

>> Ok, I was starting at the bottom and working up. NIC driver up to

>> date, yes?

>

>The NIC driver is the latest one off Realtek's site.

>

>http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=4&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false&Downloads=true

>

>WinXP (WinServer 2003) Driver 669 2008/10/15 256k

>

>The card is this:

>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166002 and has the

>RTL8169S chipset.

>

>

>> What about event viewer, any event IDs in there?

>

>I cleared the event logs on both workstation and server and no new events

>came up on either when it failed.

>

>

>> With the "The specified network name is no longer available" error, do

>> you have any Error numbers (i.e., Error 45: The specified network

>> name..., etc.)?

>

>"Cannot Copy Filename: The specified network name is no longer available" is

>all it says.

>

>

>> Look at these KB articles as well as there is mention of "The

>> specified network name is no longer available" in them.

>>

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/948732

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923360

>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908370

>

>The first two are symantec related, and i'm running no symantec services.

>

>As for the third Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection

>Sharing (ICS) is not installed, and Routing and Remote Access (RRAS) is

>stopped under services.

>

>

>Thanks for the help btw. This has been giving me fits for weeks.

 

Ok. How about the NIC drivers on the workstations? Both up to date? XP

on SP3 + all current WU patches already? WIndows 2000 on SP6a + all

current patches already? Since you can initiate a copy from server to

workstation fine but a copy initiated from workstation fails,

something doesn't make any damn sense with that. What about the switch

or router connecting these together? What make and model and firmware

is it running? What is providing DHCP? Are the server and workstations

statically assigned or DCHP assigned IPs?

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Kevin Schuman]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

> Ok. How about the NIC drivers on the workstations? Both up to date? XP

> on SP3 + all current WU patches already? WIndows 2000 on SP6a + all

> current patches already?

 

Yes, as up-to-date as I can make them.

 

 

> What about the switch

> or router connecting these together? What make and model and firmware

> is it running? What is providing DHCP? Are the server and workstations

> statically assigned or DCHP assigned IPs?

 

Static IPs, and I have tested another switch, and a crossover cable with no

change to results. I've also changed out the network cables, again no change.

 

> Since you can initiate a copy from server to

> workstation fine but a copy initiated from workstation fails,

> something doesn't make any damn sense with that.

 

Yes, the only thing that makes any sense is somehow the permissions in 2003

are failing the transfer. But I know less than nothing about that :S

 

When I change some of the security settings in 2003 that I don't know much

about and try again it fails at different paints. (When it fails it fails in

the EXACT same place in a file no matter when i'm copying it, or which

workstation i'm copying it with. After I change something in security

settings on the file that place of failure changes)

 

And remember Linux copies without failing (it's a dual-boot on the 2000

machine, so the same hardware that is failing in windows)

 

Also, a transfer via FTP from the windows workstations (using a simple ftp

server on the 2003 server) does not fail.

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

>> Ok. How about the NIC drivers on the workstations? Both up to date? XP

>> on SP3 + all current WU patches already? WIndows 2000 on SP6a + all

>> current patches already?

>

>Yes, as up-to-date as I can make them.

>

>> What about the switch

>> or router connecting these together? What make and model and firmware

>> is it running? What is providing DHCP? Are the server and workstations

>> statically assigned or DCHP assigned IPs?

>

>Static IPs, and I have tested another switch, and a crossover cable with no

>change to results. I've also changed out the network cables, again no change.

>

>

>> Since you can initiate a copy from server to

>> workstation fine but a copy initiated from workstation fails,

>> something doesn't make any damn sense with that.

>

>Yes, the only thing that makes any sense is somehow the permissions in 2003

>are failing the transfer. But I know less than nothing about that :S

>

>When I change some of the security settings in 2003 that I don't know much

>about and try again it fails at different paints. (When it fails it fails in

>the EXACT same place in a file no matter when i'm copying it, or which

>workstation i'm copying it with. After I change something in security

>settings on the file that place of failure changes)

>

>And remember Linux copies without failing (it's a dual-boot on the 2000

>machine, so the same hardware that is failing in windows)

>

>Also, a transfer via FTP from the windows workstations (using a simple ftp

>server on the 2003 server) does not fail.

 

This sounds like something really dumb or simple is missing from the

whole equation. The file cannot be corrupt because it can transfer

fine via FTP and be pushed from server to workstation. Try the

following, open Control Panel > Network Connections > on Local Area

Connection, do a right-click and choose properties, if QoS is there,

uninstall it so that only File and Printer Sharing, Client for MS

Networks, and TCP/IP remain, nothing else. Reboot. Try it now and let

me know how that goes.

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Guest Kevin Schuman]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

> This sounds like something really dumb or simple is missing from the

> whole equation. The file cannot be corrupt because it can transfer

> fine via FTP and be pushed from server to workstation. Try the

> following, open Control Panel > Network Connections > on Local Area

> Connection, do a right-click and choose properties, if QoS is there,

> uninstall it so that only File and Printer Sharing, Client for MS

> Networks, and TCP/IP remain, nothing else. Reboot. Try it now and let

> me know how that goes.

 

QoS wasn't there, but "Network load balancing" was there and unchecked.

 

I removed it, rebooted and tested again and so far I have not gotten a

failure.

 

So, i'm cautiously hopeful that fixes it. :)

[Guest Thee Chicago Wolf]

Re: Problem with network transfers in Windows 2003 Server

 

>> This sounds like something really dumb or simple is missing from the

>> whole equation. The file cannot be corrupt because it can transfer

>> fine via FTP and be pushed from server to workstation. Try the

>> following, open Control Panel > Network Connections > on Local Area

>> Connection, do a right-click and choose properties, if QoS is there,

>> uninstall it so that only File and Printer Sharing, Client for MS

>> Networks, and TCP/IP remain, nothing else. Reboot. Try it now and let

>> me know how that goes.

>

>QoS wasn't there, but "Network load balancing" was there and unchecked.

>

>I removed it, rebooted and tested again and so far I have not gotten a

>failure.

>

>So, i'm cautiously hopeful that fixes it. :)

 

Network Load Balancing will only appear on the Server and if it's not

being used, you can take it off safely. Did you check on the

Workstations for QoS as well?

 

- Thee Chicago Wolf