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| author | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000 |
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| committer | Alexander Bokovoy <ab@samba.org> | 2003-03-27 15:27:19 +0000 |
| commit | 5cd3d3f14ef56ff5f1d92aba0174649f3d368f66 (patch) | |
| tree | 7982c107cb4ecf2b739dd0d21b591aca20e9b19a /docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml | |
| parent | 7c6a4de6f97287e43405b66baa81aa328315de7c (diff) | |
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Add new framework for smb.conf(5). Please read README before trying to compile.
I will commit more meta-information updates during week-end.
(This used to be commit 8d684dffab6a90b3d612a1aa2b2c457a2bc2e6ac)
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diff --git a/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8b0d863ed7 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/docbook/smbdotconf/misc/remotebrowsesync.xml @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +<samba:parameter xmlns:samba="http://samba.org/common"> + <term><anchor id="REMOTEBROWSESYNC"/>remote browse sync (G)</term> + <listitem><para>This option allows you to setup <ulink url="nmbd.8.html">nmbd(8)</ulink> to periodically request + synchronization of browse lists with the master browser of a Samba + server that is on a remote segment. This option will allow you to + gain browse lists for multiple workgroups across routed networks. This + is done in a manner that does not work with any non-Samba servers.</para> + + <para>This is useful if you want your Samba server and all local + clients to appear in a remote workgroup for which the normal browse + propagation rules don't work. The remote workgroup can be anywhere + that you can send IP packets to.</para> + + <para>For example:</para> + + <para><command moreinfo="none">remote browse sync = 192.168.2.255 192.168.4.255 + </command></para> + + <para>the above line would cause <command moreinfo="none">nmbd</command> to request + the master browser on the specified subnets or addresses to + synchronize their browse lists with the local server.</para> + + <para>The IP addresses you choose would normally be the broadcast + addresses of the remote networks, but can also be the IP addresses + of known browse masters if your network config is that stable. If + a machine IP address is given Samba makes NO attempt to validate + that the remote machine is available, is listening, nor that it + is in fact the browse master on its segment.</para> + + <para>Default: <command moreinfo="none">remote browse sync = <empty string> + </command></para> + </listitem> + </samba:parameter> |