WINS-server broken?


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For a long time WINS-server has worked for me by adding "wins support = yes" in the "SMB Extras" section, but after I upgraded from 6.8.3 to 6.9.2 I keep getting this in my log:

May 26 08:31:54 NAS nmbd[15831]:   process_name_registration_request: unicast name registration request received for name SAMSUNG_6260ND<20> from IP 192.168.8.65 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. Error - should be sent to WINS server
May 26 08:33:27 NAS nmbd[15831]: [2021/05/26 08:33:27.527778,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:170(process_name_refresh_request)
May 26 08:33:27 NAS nmbd[15831]:   process_name_refresh_request: unicast name registration request received for name DAILY-DRIVER<20> from IP 192.168.8.205 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
May 26 08:33:27 NAS nmbd[15831]: [2021/05/26 08:33:27.527875,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:173(process_name_refresh_request)
May 26 08:33:27 NAS nmbd[15831]:   Error - should be sent to WINS server
May 26 08:33:32 NAS nmbd[15831]: [2021/05/26 08:33:32.051536,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:170(process_name_refresh_request)
May 26 08:33:32 NAS nmbd[15831]:   process_name_refresh_request: unicast name registration request received for name DAILY-DRIVER<00> from IP 192.168.8.205 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
May 26 08:33:32 NAS nmbd[15831]: [2021/05/26 08:33:32.051696,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:173(process_name_refresh_request)
May 26 08:33:32 NAS nmbd[15831]:   Error - should be sent to WINS server
May 26 08:33:36 NAS nmbd[15831]: [2021/05/26 08:33:36.571248,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:170(process_name_refresh_request)
May 26 08:33:36 NAS nmbd[15831]:   process_name_refresh_request: unicast name registration request received for name TOK<00> from IP 192.168.8.205 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
May 26 08:33:36 NAS nmbd[15831]: [2021/05/26 08:33:36.571325,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:173(process_name_refresh_request)
May 26 08:33:36 NAS nmbd[15831]:   Error - should be sent to WINS server
May 26 08:33:51 NAS nmbd[15831]: [2021/05/26 08:33:51.694575,  0] ../../source3/nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:211(process_name_registration_request)
May 26 08:33:51 NAS nmbd[15831]:   process_name_registration_request: unicast name registration request received for name SAMSUNG_6260ND<00> from IP 192.168.8.65 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET. Error - should be sent to WINS server

Anyone know if the support for WINS has been removed or if something else has changed that break this?

 

(I use WINS only to get name resolution when connecting to my network via VPN, so if there's another way to get that working I would be thankful for some tips on how to do that.)

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