Error -41 when trying to connect to WinXP PC

[jsavoor]

Hi

Powerbook G4 with MacOSX Tiger
System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.5 (8H14)
Kernel Version: Darwin 8.5.0

Up until this morning all was fine. I was happily connecting to my windows XP machine using SMB. Now suddenly... all stop. Error code -41 is displayed.

The only thing that has changed is that there was a security update from Apple.

From Windows XP to the Mac works fine.

Any ideas.

[bobw]

Try temporarily turning off firewalls on both the PC and the Mac to see if a firewall is interfering with your connection.

[jsavoor]

Tried all that. Rebooted, switched off firewalls etc etc.

Even recreated the shares on the PC side. The problem seems to lie on the Mac side as I can connect to the PC shares with another Windows machine.

Really odd thing is that this has happened only yesterday - all has been fine for almost 1 year with no issues at all.

As I said in my main post, the only thing that has changed is the update from Apple.

Jay

[jsavoor]

Hey Bob..

another weird thing ...

this was noticed just after a mail from MACOSX.COM reminding me that I had not posted anything for some time and that I should post again ...

twilight zone stuff.

Jay

[bobw]

Try disabling any virus software or the machines.

[jsavoor]

tried that too Bob. No Luck.

[hennessymac]

how about checking the ports open and correct

[jsavoor]

No, no..

It was working just fine until this morning. Yesterday the Apple Update downloaded a new security update and since then this has stopped working.

Not sure why. Seems to be something to do with the update.

Jay