18 May
2001
18 May
'01
10:37 p.m.
If the crossover interface doesn't have a route to the WINS server (which seems rather likely), add the -wins option to your ifconfig line, and it will stop trying to register that interface with WINS. More detail is available in the SAG, conveniently located on line at now.netapp.com
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Sam Rafter Escalations Jerk
Network Appliance rafter@netapp.com
* It was Fri, May 18, 2001 at 05:58:52PM -0400 when William W. Arnold wrote:
> I received the following message
> [nbns_timer:error]: WINS Server [our wins server IP address] is not
> responding to registration of 10.254.2.2
>
> then the following message every hour:
> [nbns_timer:error]: No WINS servers are responding; still trying
>
> It started when I activated one of the previously unused interfaces
> on my Quad Fast Ethernet card. The interface in question is attached
> to a cross-over cable to a sun server, There are no WINS (Or any other
> microsoft protocol) servers on it.
>
> As far as I can see, everything is working correctly. All other
> interfaces are properly registered with our WINS servers. Everything
> on the NT side of the network can access the Filer without any problems.
>
> Is there any way to stop this message from repeating forever?
> It's rather irritating.
>
> --
> -billy- warnold@vipnet.org