"multiple response" errors in log.nmb (fwd)

[Christopher R. Hertel]

I wish I had time to look into this one, but I don't.  The logs seem to
show a single machine (NT.CIS.KSU.EDU) sending multiple replies to a 
single name query.  I would really like to see what is happening on the 
wire.  As I say, though, I don't have time just now so I will simply 
suggest that you do an Ethereal (or tcpdump or netmon) trace and take a 
look yourself.  My guess is that the NT box is misbehaving somehow but I 
have nothing but the logs on which to base my guess.

Chris -)-----

> This is a post I have found on this site (
> http://samba.cadcamlab.org/lists/samba-technical/Jun2000/00268.html )
> regarding a Samba issue.  I cannot find a follow-up on this and it is the
> same log problem that I am having.  Was there any follow up or possible
> resolution to this?  Thanks in Advance for your help!!
> 
> This is the actual post....
> Our log.nmb file fills up very quickly with the following pattern of
> messages: 
> [2000/06/22 11:58:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:query_name_response(93)
> query_name_response: Multiple (2) responses received for a query on subnet
> 129.130.10.136 for name NT.CIS.KSU.EDU<1d>. This response was from IP
> 129.130.10.24
>  [2000/06/22 11:58:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:query_name_response(93)
> query_name_response: Multiple (3) responses received for a query on subnet
> 129.130.10.136 for name NT.CIS.KSU.EDU<1d>. This response was from IP
> 129.130.10.24
>  [2000/06/22 11:58:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:query_name_response(93)
> query_name_response: Multiple (4) responses received for a query on subnet
> 129.130.10.136 for name NT.CIS.KSU.EDU<1d>. This response was from IP
> 129.130.10.24 
> [2000/06/22 11:58:25, 0] nmbd/nmbd_namequery.c:query_name_response(93)
> query_name_response: Multiple (5) responses received for a query on subnet
> 129.130.10.136 for name NT.CIS.KSU.EDU<1d>. This response was from IP
> 129.130.10.24
>  There is also another pattern in the log file: the set of errors occurs
> every 5 minutes(+/- a few seconds). This seems a little redundant to me. My
> questions: Is this error significant? Does it affect performance? Is there
> anything I can do about it? Other than editing the source to get rid of the
> error? I'm not familiar with WINS... is the problem on the NT server or the
> Samba server? 
> 
> 
> James Stenglein
> System Services Unix
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