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

[tmk]

go into network control panel, file and print sharing, properties, turn off
the master browser  (set to disabled.. assuming win9x) windows is lame and
always decides it is the master browser whenever it joins a network.

Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Reid <Patrick at reidworld.dynip.com>
To: <pptp-server at lists.schulte.org>
Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 5:20 AM
Subject: [pptp-server] NMB Packet send failure during election with PPTP
connection


> 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.
> Communication Centre: <http://www.mirabilis.com/1052176>
>
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