Not enough server storage is available

[Oldster]

I have two machines connected via a cross-over link. Until recently
I could share files in both directions between the machines. Now, one
machine (running XP Home) can access the shares on the second machine (XP
Pro), but when I try to access the shared folder from XP pro to XP home, I
get the following error:-
"Not enough server storage is available to process the server command."

So...How can I increase this storage?! Or is the problem somewhere
else? Note....for some reason I lost the original shared folder on XP Pro,
and I am now attempting to reconnect. I can see that the shared folder on XP
Home exists from the XP Pro machine in Network Places.

 

[Malke]

I have two machines connected via a cross-over link. Until recently
I could share files in both directions between the machines. Now, one
machine (running XP Home) can access the shares on the second machine (XP
Pro), but when I try to access the shared folder from XP pro to XP home, I
get the following error:-
"Not enough server storage is available to process the server command."

So...How can I increase this storage?! Or is the problem somewhere
else? Note....for some reason I lost the original shared folder on XP Pro,
and I am now attempting to reconnect. I can see that the shared folder on XP
Home exists from the XP Pro machine in Network Places.

From MVP Hans-Georg Michna

This error indicates that you are falling foul of the IRPStackSize bug.
The problem is on the machine you are attempting to connect to, not the
machine where you see the error message. On the computer you are
attempting to connect to, check the event viewer for an event ID 2011.

Usual fix : You need to fix a parameter called IRPStackSize

On the computer you are attempting to connect to, Set the IRPStackSize
back to the default (15 ). Perform the following steps:

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters.
3. Double-click IRPStackSize (or if this registry setting doesn't
exist, create it with type DWORD and ensure the case is correct).
4. Change the base to decimal, set the value to 15, and click OK.
5. Reboot the computer.

Norton AV is usual suspect for breaking it. There's a KB article about
this, too:

Antivirus Software May Cause Event ID 2011 (Q177078) -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;177078


Malke

 

[Oldster]

From MVP Hans-Georg Michna

This error indicates that you are falling foul of the IRPStackSize bug.
The problem is on the machine you are attempting to connect to, not the
machine where you see the error message. On the computer you are
attempting to connect to, check the event viewer for an event ID 2011.

Usual fix : You need to fix a parameter called IRPStackSize

On the computer you are attempting to connect to, Set the IRPStackSize
back to the default (15 ). Perform the following steps:

1. Start regedit.
2. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters.
3. Double-click IRPStackSize (or if this registry setting doesn't exist,
create it with type DWORD and ensure the case is correct).
4. Change the base to decimal, set the value to 15, and click OK.
5. Reboot the computer.

Norton AV is usual suspect for breaking it. There's a KB article about
this, too:

Antivirus Software May Cause Event ID 2011 (Q177078) -
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;177078


Malke
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Thank you for your prompt reply. I discovered that neither machine
had the parameter existing at all. When I set it to 15 I still couldn't get
things to work. I have set it to 21 now on both machines, and everything is
working again. I still don't understand what went wrong, and I don't run
Norton on my machines! I run AVG Free on both machines.
Thank you again for pointing me in the right direction.

 

[Malke]

Thank you for your prompt reply. I discovered that neither machine
had the parameter existing at all. When I set it to 15 I still couldn't get
things to work. I have set it to 21 now on both machines, and everything is
working again. I still don't understand what went wrong, and I don't run
Norton on my machines! I run AVG Free on both machines.
Thank you again for pointing me in the right direction.

Yes, sometimes you have to play around with the setting. I have no idea
why it happened but I'm glad you got it sorted. Thanks for taking the
time to let me know.


Malke