nmbd warning messages about WINS server
Tom Schutter
tom at platte.com
Thu Oct 16 19:48:41 GMT 1997
I have just upgraded from 1.9.16p8 to 1.9.17p1. After this upgrade,
I began to to this message in the nmbd log file:
reply_netbios_packet: r_a not to be used when not a WINS server
This same message is repeated about every minute. Any ideas?
I am also having the problem that nmbd does not seem to want to become
a logon server. Any ideas on this one?
The smbstatus program gives information about running smbd daemons. It
seems that it would be useful to have a similar nmbstatus program. Just
my $.02 worth.
Server:
DEC Alpha machine running OSF/1 V4.0.
Network:
Our network is a mixture of 95, NT Workstation, and UNIX boxes.
There are no NT Servers on our network.
Relavant smb.conf lines:
; we want this machine to win all master browser elections, because it
; is the NIS server
; See /tools/samba/doc/BROWSING.txt
domain master = yes
local master = yes
preferred master = yes
os level = 65
;
; enable WINS
wins support = yes
;
; server Win95 domain logons
domain logons = yes
workgroup = WORKGROUP
guest account = guest
Here is the top of the nmbd log file:
10/14/97 14:21:16 netbios nameserver version 1.9.17p1 started
Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1994-1997
Added interface ip=192.152.4.60 bcast=192.152.4.127 nmask=255.255.255.128
10/14/97 14:21:16 attempting to become logon server for WORKGROUP 192.152.4.127
10/14/97 14:21:16 attempting to become logon server for WORKGROUP 255.255.255.255
10/14/97 14:21:16 add_domain_names: attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup WORKGROUP 255.255.255.255
10/14/97 14:21:16 initiate become domain master for WORKGROUP
Samba is now a domain master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 255.255.255.255
10/14/97 14:21:16 add_domain_names: attempting to become domain master browser on workgroup WORKGROUP 192.152.4.127
add_domain_names:querying subnet 192.152.4.127 for domain master on workgroup WORKGROUP
Samba is now a domain master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.152.4.127
Samba is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.152.4.127
reply_netbios_packet: r_a not to be used when not a WINS server
reply_netbios_packet: r_a not to be used when not a WINS server
... and many more of the same
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