I'm not sure if this is a XP Tablet problem or a SAMBA problem, but I
figured I'd try here first.

Just bought my Portege M205 today, brought it home, and am now having
problems getting it to talk to my Samba (v3.0.2a) shares. It can read
directories/file trees fine, but when it tries to actually copy/read a
file, the process seems to just lock up until a timeout error occurs.
The SAMBA logs show a 30 second timeout on the server end. Copying
file from one Windows based network share to the tablet seems to work
fine, however (so I'm having to use another windows box as a middle
man, which is a less than ideal solution).

I've never had any version of Windows give me this problem before, and
I run a fairly heterogenous environment around the house. Anyone else
use a setup like this and happen to have any ideas or tips?

Well, I guess we could say that "Tablet PC is just super-set of Win XP
Prof." but in this example doesn't seem so...

Knowing Microsoft.... ;-)

binarg

qDot wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is a XP Tablet problem or a SAMBA problem, but I
> figured I'd try here first.
>
> Just bought my Portege M205 today, brought it home, and am now having
> problems getting it to talk to my Samba (v3.0.2a) shares. It can read
> directories/file trees fine, but when it tries to actually copy/read a
> file, the process seems to just lock up until a timeout error occurs.
> The SAMBA logs show a 30 second timeout on the server end. Copying
> file from one Windows based network share to the tablet seems to work
> fine, however (so I'm having to use another windows box as a middle
> man, which is a less than ideal solution).
>
> I've never had any version of Windows give me this problem before, and
> I run a fairly heterogenous environment around the house. Anyone else
> use a setup like this and happen to have any ideas or tips?

have you figured out the problem yet? I was about to update samba, but after reading this I think I'll stay at 3.0.0.

I have too high opinion about you, Chris to argue with you...

Ironical point was ... well pointed to Microsoft because obviously they
are breaking everything along their way as thy go.

Yes, I know TabletPC OS is super set of WinXP Prof. but it's behaviour
is not exactly the same in some occasions (like start of this thread)...

Anyway, I sugest you go and rea their "explanations" about why "some"
apps will eventually fail to work after Service Pack 2 for WinXP...

Milkin' the cows, aren't we...


Chris H. wrote:
> The Tablet PCs all run Windows XP Pro as the operating system. Go to
> Start/Run and type in "msinfo32" then click the OK button. Click the System
> Summary listing at the top in the left pane. The OS is listed at the top in
> the right pane.
>
> The Tablet PC Edition is a "superset" on top of that, which only runs
> properly on OEM Tablets because of the hardware requirements, just like the
> Media Center Edition computers all run Windows XP Pro, plus the MCE superset
> on top.
>
> It is most definitely Windows XP Pro, running the specific Tablet PC
> superset.