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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2004-09-19 15:44:36 +0000
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-23 08:46:02 -0500
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More updates - more node-type doco is required.
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@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ effect browse list management. When running NetBIOS over TCP/IP, this uses UDP-b
UDP messages can be broadcast or uni-cast.
</para>
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<para>
<indexterm><primary>UDP</primary></indexterm>
Normally, only uni-cast UDP messaging can be forwarded by routers. The
@@ -173,6 +172,11 @@ implements browse list collation using uni-cast UDP.
</para>
<para>
+The methods and order of methods used by MS Windows to perform name lookup requests (name resolution)
+is determined by a configuration parameter called the netbios node-type.
+</para>
+
+<para>
Secondly, in those networks where Samba is the only SMB server technology,
wherever possible <filename>nmbd</filename> should be configured on one machine as the WINS
server. This makes it easy to manage the browsing environment. If each network