[Samba] NMB is flooding logfile

[Dale Schroeder]

Daniel,

It looks like you have both "wins support" and "wins server" configured.
 From the rest of your smb.conf, it appears you want "wins support = 
Yes", so try disabling the "wins server = gate".
Ensure that your XP system knows where to find the WINS server.  You 
might even be able to do the same for your network printer.
The source of your log problem can probably be deduced by knowing which 
system has ip 10.17.28.1.
http://old.nabble.com/Error-should-be-sent-to-WINS-server-td8938043.html

Dale

On 03/09/2010 8:06 AM, Daniel Spannbauer wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a litle strnge problem with 3.0.23d on a SuSE 10.2.
> In Messages, I have hundreds of Messages like:
> =========================
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]: [2010/03/09 14:59:19, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(172)
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]:   process_name_refresh_request: 
> unicast name registration request received for name VXP<00> from IP 
> 10.17.28.1 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]: [2010/03/09 14:59:19, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(173)
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]:   Error - should be sent to WINS 
> server
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]: [2010/03/09 14:59:19, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(172)
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]:   process_name_refresh_request: 
> unicast name registration request received for name WORKGROUP<00> from 
> IP 10.17.28.1 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]: [2010/03/09 14:59:19, 0] 
> nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_request(173)
> Mar  9 14:59:19 v-gate nmbd[3664]:   Error - should be sent to WINS 
> server
> ============================
>
> I don't know the cause for this Messages.
> Here my smb.conf:
>
> [global]
>         ; speed optimierungen
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>         share modes = no
>         debug level = 0
>         getwd cache = yes
>         preserve case = yes
>
>         encrypt passwords = no
>         printing = cups
>         printcap name = cups
>         printcap cache time = 750
>         cups options = raw
>         smb ports = 139
>         local master = no
>
>         ; ----- same as "umask 2"
>         create mask = 0775
>         ; ----- disconnect after N minutes inactive
>         dead time = 300
>         ; ----- check whether clients are alive [seconds]
>         keep alive = 300
>         ; ----- may delete readonly files
>         delete readonly = yes
>         ; ----- logfiles grow up to N kByte
>         max log size = 100
>         ; ----- don't map archive bit to execute bit
>         map archive = no
>         ; ----- "umask 2" setting for files and directories
>         create mask = 0775
>         directory mask = 0775
>         ; ----- do NOT use oplocks
>         oplocks = false
>         ; ----- WINS support
> *wins support = yes *
>         preferred master = yes
>         os level = 32
>         ;
> *wins server = gate *
>         name resolve order = wins host bcast
>         security = user
> ==========================================
> The Network is small, only the suse 10.2, a WIN-XP Professional an a 
> Network printer.
>
> Does anybody know what causes this messages?
>
> Regards
>
> Daniel
>
>
>