Don't quite understand Samba and file sizes.

From: Jimmy Phillips (sendto_at_spammers.com)
Date: 07/29/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 22:28:23 -0500

I have a small network of three computers - two Linux and one XP on a
100mb ethernet. I have used Samba for ages to transfer files between them
and to back each other up.

Recently, I got into the PVR building and the file sizes suddenly got huge
- usually 2 to 5 gig. If I tried to transfer a large file between Linux
boxes it would always blow up the transfer after a few minutes. I finally
decided that Samba must have a 2 gb limit to file sizes. Kind of strange
in this day and age but it happened at the same place no matter what the
file.

Then I discovered that I could transfer any size file between Linux and XP
which blew my theory, since I am still using Samba for the transfer.

NFS between Linuxes works fine and will transfer the largest files that I
have so the above problem is no show stopper, but it is bugging me.

So... Why will Samba work between XP and Linux, but blows at 2gb between
Linux boxes?

JP
 

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