[Samba] Incorrectly formatted request

[Nejc Skoberne]

Hi.

I found these in my Windows 2000 Server log:

30.6.2003       9:38:51 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1.
30.6.2003       8:43:03 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       8:14:57 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       8:09:40 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       7:59:40 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       7:56:23 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       7:43:14 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       7:36:54 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       7:02:28 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       6:35:29 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       6:22:18 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 
30.6.2003       6:05:19 Srv     Error   None    2006    N/A     SERVER  The server received an incorrectly formatted request from \\10.106.6.1. 

10.106.6.1 is a Slackware Linux 8.1 running Samba 2.2.8a which is
member of the domain.

My smb.conf looks like this:

[global]
        client code page = 852
        workgroup = COMPANY
        server string = Samba SMB Server
        interfaces = 10.106.6.1/24 127.0.0.1/24
        security = DOMAIN
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        password server = 10.106.5.1
        wins server = 10.106.5.1
        log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
        max log size = 50
        time server = Yes
        character set = ISO8859-2
        guest account = smbuser
        hide dot files = No

[public]
        comment = Public
        path = /home/public
        read only = No
        create mask = 0664
        directory mask = 0775
        guest ok = Yes

[homes]
        comment = Homes
        read only = No
        create mask = 0640
        directory mask = 0750
        browseable = No

[data]
        comment = Data
        path = /home/samba/data
        valid users = +super
        force group = +super
        read only = No
        create mask = 0660
        directory mask = 02770

[backup]
        comment = Backup
        path = /var/backup
        valid users = +super
        force group = +super
        read only = No
        create mask = 0660
        directory mask = 02770

I have read in smb.conf manual that "password server" should be
NetBIOS name. (It works for me this way too.) Is it possible that this
might be causing those log events in Windows 2000 Server?

Thank you in advance,

Best regards.

-- 
Nejc Skoberne
Grajska 5
SI-5220 Tolmin
E-mail: nejc.skoberne at guest.arnes.si