I have recently noticed that our (ephemeral) nmb logs (1.9.18p1) for
Samba installations on several different subnets have been clocking up
a considerable number of these ...
process_node_status_request: status request for name *<00> from IP
XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX on subnet REMOTE_BROADCAST_SUBNET - name not found.
where the IPs referenced are all over the world - some IPs appear time
and again in the log and others relatively infrequently (some servers
log none some are logging a hundred or so a day).
Is there an innocent explanation for these or are they perhaps
indicative of network probes which we should be tracking?
Andrew
ps. the fact that I noticed these speaks volumes for the stability of
1.9.18p1. Keep up the good work.