id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc
252	nmbd : bind failed on port 137	guzzi	Herwig Bauernfeind	"After upgrading from 3.3.16 to 3-5-9 plus 3.5.11 I got the following error in nmbd.log:

  added interface lan0 ip=192.168.178.20 bcast=192.168.178.255 netmask=255.255.255.0
[2015/04/03 19:19:10.249000,  0] lib/util_sock.c:880(open_socket_in)
  bind failed on port 137 socket_addr = 192.168.178.255.
  Error = Can't assign requested address
[2015/04/03 19:19:10.249000,  0] nmbd/nmbd_subnetdb.c:126(make_subnet)
  nmbd_subnetdb:make_subnet()
    Failed to open nmb bcast socket on interface 192.168.178.255 for port 137.
Error was Can't assign requested address
[2015/04/03 19:19:10.249000,  0] nmbd/nmbd.c:981(main)
  ERROR: Failed when creating subnet lists. Exiting.

Adding the following line to smb.conf fixed this:

nmbd bind explicit broadcast = no"	defect	closed	minor	Samba Server for eCS (OS/2) 1.3.x	Samba Server WarpIN archive	Server 3.5.x	fixed