--- nmbd.c	2004-04-04 05:37:37.000000000 -0200
+++ ./patched/nmbd.c	2004-12-01 23:07:26.687659502 -0200
@@ -729,9 +729,10 @@
 
 	/* Create an nmbd subnet record for each of the above. */
 	if( False == create_subnets() ) {
-		DEBUG(0,("ERROR: Failed when creating subnet lists. Exiting.\n"));
-		kill_async_dns_child();
-		exit(1);
+		DEBUG(0,("ERROR: Failed when creating subnet lists.\n"));
+	/* Maybe some interfaces are simply down,
+	 * so we may wish to continue anyway instead of exiting,
+	 * specially in WAN environments. */
 	}
 
 	/* Load in any static local names. */