[pptp-server] NMB Packet send failure during election with PPTP connection

[Patrick Reid]

I was recently looking at my log.nmb after a brief connection to PPTP over
my local LAN. The following set of messages showed up starting 2.5 minutes
after logging in and repeated until I logged out:

[2000/01/24 09:02:49, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_incomingdgrams.c:process_local_master_announce(309)
  process_local_master_announce: Server PATRICK at IP 192.168.0.200 is
announcing itself as a local master browser for workgroup REID and we think
we are master. Forcing election.
[2000/01/24 09:02:49, 0] libsmb/nmblib.c:send_udp(755)
  Packet send failed to 192.168.0.200(138) ERRNO=Invalid argument
[2000/01/24 09:02:49, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:unbecome_local_master_success(156)
  *****

  Samba name server REIDWORLD has stopped being a local master browser for
workgroup REID on subnet 192.168.0.1

  *****
[2000/01/24 09:03:06, 0]
nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:become_local_master_stage2(406)
  *****

  Samba name server REIDWORLD is now a local master browser for workgroup
REID on subnet 192.168.0.1

  *****

It appears that my machine did not see SAMBA's replies to its announcement
as master browser - I suspect this is related to PoPToP, not SAMBA per se,
as I don't get these announcements for any machines connected regularly.

Any ideas as to what this means?

Patrick Reid - mailto:PReid at candesco.com
Candesco Research Corp.
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