nmbd warning messages about WINS server

[Tom Schutter]

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