diff --git a/source3/include/proto.h b/source3/include/proto.h
index fceb83b2822..9624116f824 100644
--- a/source3/include/proto.h
+++ b/source3/include/proto.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ struct in_addr *iface_ip(struct in_addr ip);
 /*The following definitions come from  ipc.c  */
 
 int get_printerdrivernumber(int snum);
-int reply_trans(char *inbuf,char *outbuf);
+int reply_trans(char *inbuf,char *outbuf, int size, int bufsize);
 
 /*The following definitions come from  kanji.c  */
 
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ int error_packet(char *inbuf,char *outbuf,int error_class,uint32 error_code,int
 BOOL oplock_break(uint32 dev, uint32 inode, struct timeval *tval);
 BOOL request_oplock_break(share_mode_entry *share_entry, 
                           uint32 dev, uint32 inode);
+BOOL receive_next_smb(int smbfd, int oplockfd, char *inbuf, int bufsize, int timeout);
 BOOL snum_used(int snum);
 BOOL reload_services(BOOL test);
 int setup_groups(char *user, int uid, int gid, int *p_ngroups, 
diff --git a/source3/smbd/ipc.c b/source3/smbd/ipc.c
index 741290d2a2a..c862ff3b389 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/ipc.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/ipc.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ extern fstring myworkgroup;
 #define QNLEN 12		/* queue name maximum length */
 
 extern int Client;
+extern int oplock_sock;
+extern int smb_read_error;
 
 static BOOL api_Unsupported(int cnum,uint16 vuid, char *param,char *data,
 			    int mdrcnt,int mprcnt,
@@ -3203,7 +3205,7 @@ static int named_pipe(int cnum,uint16 vuid, char *outbuf,char *name,
 /****************************************************************************
   reply to a SMBtrans
   ****************************************************************************/
-int reply_trans(char *inbuf,char *outbuf)
+int reply_trans(char *inbuf,char *outbuf, int size, int bufsize)
 {
   fstring name;
 
@@ -3266,12 +3268,18 @@ int reply_trans(char *inbuf,char *outbuf)
   /* receive the rest of the trans packet */
   while (pscnt < tpscnt || dscnt < tdscnt)
     {
+      BOOL ret;
       int pcnt,poff,dcnt,doff,pdisp,ddisp;
       
-      if (!receive_smb(Client,inbuf, SMB_SECONDARY_WAIT) ||
-	  CVAL(inbuf, smb_com) != SMBtrans)
+      ret = receive_next_smb(Client,oplock_sock,inbuf,bufsize,SMB_SECONDARY_WAIT);
+
+      if ((ret && (CVAL(inbuf, smb_com) != SMBtrans)) || !ret)
 	{
-	  DEBUG(2,("Invalid secondary trans2 packet\n"));
+          if(ret)
+            DEBUG(0,("reply_trans: Invalid secondary trans packet\n"));
+          else
+            DEBUG(0,("reply_trans: %s in getting secondary trans response.\n",
+              (smb_read_error == READ_ERROR) ? "error" : "timeout" ));
 	  if (params) free(params);
 	  if (data) free(data);
 	  if (setup) free(setup);
diff --git a/source3/smbd/reply.c b/source3/smbd/reply.c
index 78dad6f02f5..0d5f0166139 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/reply.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/reply.c
@@ -3495,7 +3495,14 @@ dev = %x, inode = %x\n",
 
     /* if this is a pure oplock break request then don't send a reply */
     if (num_locks == 0 && num_ulocks == 0)
-	    return -1;
+    {
+      /* Sanity check - ensure a pure oplock break is not a
+         chained request. */
+      if(CVAL(inbuf,smb_vwv0) != 0xff)
+        DEBUG(0,("reply_lockingX: Error : pure oplock break is a chained %d request !\n",
+                 (unsigned int)CVAL(inbuf,smb_vwv0) ));
+      return -1;
+    }
   }
 
   /* Data now points at the beginning of the list
diff --git a/source3/smbd/server.c b/source3/smbd/server.c
index d51c43c2f79..3f4f6c70347 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/server.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/server.c
@@ -3086,6 +3086,32 @@ oplock break response from pid %d on port %d for dev = %x, inode = %x.\n",
   return True;
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************
+Get the next SMB packet, doing the local message processing automatically.
+****************************************************************************/
+
+BOOL receive_next_smb(int smbfd, int oplockfd, char *inbuf, int bufsize, int timeout)
+{
+  BOOL got_smb = False;
+  BOOL ret;
+
+  do
+  {
+    ret = receive_message_or_smb(smbfd,oplockfd,inbuf,bufsize,
+                                 timeout,&got_smb);
+
+    if(ret && !got_smb)
+    {
+      /* Deal with oplock break requests from other smbd's. */
+      process_local_message(oplock_sock, inbuf, bufsize);
+      continue;
+    }
+  }
+  while(ret && !got_smb);
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************
 check if a snum is in use
 ****************************************************************************/
diff --git a/source3/smbd/trans2.c b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
index 6a7fc292fae..0ca678b7682 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/trans2.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/trans2.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ extern connection_struct Connections[];
 extern files_struct Files[];
 extern BOOL case_sensitive;
 extern int Client;
+extern int oplock_sock;
+extern int smb_read_error;
 
 /****************************************************************************
   Send the required number of replies back.
@@ -1702,11 +1704,19 @@ int reply_trans2(char *inbuf,char *outbuf,int length,int bufsize)
 
       while( num_data_sofar < total_data || num_params_sofar < total_params)
 	{
-	  if(!receive_smb(Client,inbuf, SMB_SECONDARY_WAIT) ||
-	     CVAL(inbuf, smb_com) != SMBtranss2)
+          BOOL ret;
+
+          ret = receive_next_smb(Client,oplock_sock,inbuf,bufsize,
+                             SMB_SECONDARY_WAIT);
+
+	  if((ret && (CVAL(inbuf, smb_com) != SMBtranss2)) || !ret)
 	    {
 	      outsize = set_message(outbuf,0,0,True);
-	      DEBUG(2,("Invalid secondary trans2 packet\n"));
+              if(ret)
+                DEBUG(0,("reply_trans2: Invalid secondary trans2 packet\n"));
+              else
+                DEBUG(0,("reply_trans2: %s in getting secondary trans2 response.\n",
+                         (smb_read_error == READ_ERROR) ? "error" : "timeout" ));
 	      free(params);
 	      free(data);
 	      return(ERROR(ERRSRV,ERRerror));