Heavy NetBios traffic

[venkat]

Hi all,

   I installed Alfresco community 2.1R version on linux and configured to work with CIFS. However, When I turn on the debug, I am finding heavy NetBios traffic, something like,

15:42:21,210 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] %% Query name=JCAIA, type=FileServer, len=10
15:42:21,210 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - VENKAT_A, len=8,type=FileServer
15:42:21,210 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - VENKAT_A, len=8,type=WorkStation
15:42:21,210 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - MYDOMAIN, len=7,type=WorkStation
15:42:21,210 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] %% Failed to find match for name JCAIA
15:42:21,959 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] %% Query name=JCAIA, type=FileServer, len=10
15:42:21,959 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - VENKAT_A, len=8,type=FileServer
15:42:21,959 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - VENKAT_A, len=8,type=WorkStation
15:42:21,959 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - MYDOMAIN, len=7,type=WorkStation
15:42:21,959 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] %% Failed to find match for name JCAIA
15:42:22,709 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] %% Query name=TOM, type=FileServer, len=10
15:42:22,709 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - VENKAT_A, len=8,type=FileServer
15:42:22,709 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - VENKAT_A, len=8,type=WorkStation
15:42:22,709 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] NetBIOS Name - MYDOMAIN, len=7,type=WorkStation
15:42:22,709 DEBUG [smb.protocol.netbios] %% Failed to find match for name TOM

Is that because of the netbios nameserver not maintaing local table mappings …. Is there a way to stop those messages (Not turning off the debug) ….

Thanks,
Venkat

[gary_spencer]

Hi,

The messages are the NetBIOS name server component logging the received name lookup requests that are being sent out by clients on your network.

If you add the following to the log4j.properties file it should switch the messages off :-

  log4j.logger.org.alfresco.smb.protocol.netbios=info

Cheers

Gary