Has anyone ever figured this out ? I have the same problem- as soon as I put the log level to 2 or higher, I get the following: wins_registration_timeout: WINS server 127.0.0.1 timed out registering IP 192.168.0.12 I looked into it and see packets being sent from 192.168.0.12 to 127.0.0.1:137 but I dont't see a reply which is probably why the log message appears (in nmbd_nameregister.c it says: * If we are registering unicast, then NOT getting a response is an * error - we do not have the name. If we are registering broadcast, * then we don't expect to get a response.) I checked reachability of ports 137 and 138 udp using nc and they are both reachable. In my smb.conf I have wins support = yes and _no_ wins server = line. No firewall, no selinux. Samba version is 3.5.9 Regards Stephan -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de