> Charlie:
>
> Looks like you got this one. Turns out if I disable Jumbo Frmaes I'm able
> to
> access the Nas's shares. One NAS is set to use 7k frames and the other is
> set
> for ~9k. I had the NIC set for 9k and everybody else on the network was
> able
> to negotiate fine but the 2 NAS just didn't want to play.
>
> Looks like now I need to try adjusting the frame sizes on everything to
> see
> if I can find a magic setting that everybody will like. Any helpful ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> George
>
> "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>
>> I know of no reason why it shouldn't work, George. Therefore, I strongly
>> suspect something amiss in the AV, or in the NAS itself. I do know that
>> XP
>> x64 is fussier about RPC packets than 32-bit XP. You might try enabling
>> File
>> and Printer Sharing in Windows Firewall. And verify that Client for
>> Microsoft Networks is enabled in the TCP stack. Finally, I'd look at the
>> network card itself. If it has TCP Offload enabled or large packets, or
>> any
>> other advanced features, I'd kill them.
>> (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters).
>>
>> DisableTaskOffload=1
>> EnableTCPChimney=0
>> EnableTCPA=0
>> EnableRSS=0
>>
>> --
>> Charlie.
>>
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64>>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel>>
>> "George Ioakimedes" <GeorgeIoakimedes[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message news:FCEBEFFA-F893-42E4-9B78-5EC8A20D06E5[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> > Charlie:
>> >
>> > No it's a Gigabyte EX58-Extreme with a new iCore 7 CPU. I can see
>> > shares
>> > on
>> > other PCs in the network and can quickly map a drive to one of the
>> > shares
>> > on
>> > the other PCs.
>> >
>> > Yes, I can ping both NAS
>> >
>> > So I can ping each NAS and see what shares that they have but once I
>> > try
>> > to
>> > access a share on the NAS I'll get the hourglass for ~2 minutes and
>> > then
>> > the
>> > message
>> >
>> > "\\Ioakstorage\Documents is not accessible. You might not have
>> > permission
>> > to
>> > use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
>> > find
>> > out if you have access permissions.
>> >
>> > The specified network name is no longer available."
>> >
>> > I also tried mapping the NAS share using the login name I use for the
>> > web
>> > interface that didn't work either.
>> >
>> > So it seems that somehow the OS sees the NAS differently than the other
>> > PCs
>> > on the network. It's odd that the web interface to the NAS doesn't work
>> > either since I can access the web interface of my router.
>> >
>> > I hope you've got another good suggestion on where I can look to open
>> > up
>> > whatever is locked down!
>> >
>> >
>> > "Charlie Russel - MVP" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Is this by any chance an Nvidia chipset motherboard? If so, the
>> >> following
>> >> may apply:
>> >>
>> >> Unfortunately, the built in nVidia firewall product appears to install
>> >> at
>> >> least some portion of itself even if you've never chosen to install
>> >> it.
>> >> And
>> >> this appears to interfere with 32-bit programs. The solution is to
>> >> install
>> >> the firewall program if it isn't already installed, and then uninstall
>> >> it.
>> >>
>> >> If that isn't it, then start with basic troubleshooting. Can you ping?
>> >> Also,
>> >> you shouldn't turn off the firewall, but rather enable the appropriate
>> >> rules
>> >> to allow it to map drives and authenticate.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Charlie.
>> >>
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64>> >>
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel>> >>
>> >> "George Ioakimedes" <George Ioakimedes[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com>
>> >> wrote
>> >> in
>> >> message news:C66F1F44-3B83-4885-9BB0-A56D9C801B57[ at ]microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have a newly built WinXP 64-bit machine on my network. The network
>> >> >has
>> >> >2
>> >> > Buffalo Terastation NAS. I can see the shares on the NAS' but if I
>> >> > try
>> >> > to
>> >> > view the contents I just get an hourglass and after ~2 minutes a
>> >> > message
>> >> > comes up that I don't have permission.
>> >> >
>> >> > There are several other PCs on the network that can access the NAS'.
>> >> > I
>> >> > tried
>> >> > turning off ESET antivirus as well as Windows firewall. I've tried
>> >> > accessing
>> >> > and mapping the drive shares using both the names and the IP
>> >> > addresses
>> >> > without any luck.
>> >> >
>> >> > The NAS also have a web interface but I am unable to access that
>> >> > either
>> >> > so
>> >> > I'm thinking there is some default security setting when you first
>> >> > install
>> >> > WinXP 64-bit that I need to change but I can't seem to find
>> >> > anything.
>> >> > I've
>> >> > looked in the event viewer and no errors or warning have been posted
>> >> > to
>> >> > give
>> >> > me any clues.
>> >> >
>> >> > I can see other PCs and shares as well as access the other PC's
>> >> > shares
>> >> > so
>> >> > this is strictly an issue where I cannot access the NAS drives.
>> >> >
>> >> > I hope someone has an answer because tech support at Buffalo
>> >> > couldn't
>> >> > help
>> >> > me!
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks in advance,
>> >> > George
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>