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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2005-12-01 17:03:58 +0000
committerGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-23 08:47:12 -0500
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decimal IP address or a hostname which will be looked up via
the OS's normal hostname resolution mechanisms.</para>
+ <para>
+ By default Samba enables all active interfaces that are broadcast capable
+ except the loopback adaptor (IP address 127.0.0.1).
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The example below configures three network interfaces corresponding
+ to the eth0 device and IP addresses 192.168.2.10 and 192.168.3.10.
+ The netmasks of the latter two interfaces would be set to 255.255.255.0.
+ </para>
+
</description>
<related>bind interfaces only</related>
-<value type="example">
- <comment>This would configure three network interfaces corresponding
- to the eth0 device and IP addresses 192.168.2.10 and 192.168.3.10.
- The netmasks of the latter two interfaces would be set to 255.255.255.0.</comment>
- eth0 192.168.2.10/24 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0
-</value>
+<value type="example">eth0 192.168.2.10/24 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0</value>
-<value type="default"><comment>all active interfaces except 127.0.0.1 that are broadcast capable</comment></value>
+<value type="default"/>
</samba:parameter>